Clogh’s story
Clogh has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1790House, Clogh
- 1815Clogh Bridge
CloghCo. Kilkenny
A town of 298 in Co. Kilkenny.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Clogh JAC · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
298
CSO, Census 2022 · Kilkenny County Council
Median age
45.4
20% are 65+ · Co. Kilkenny 14%
Degree level
14%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Clogh a good place to live?
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €322,900, costs 5.8 times as much. 4% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Born outside Ireland: 6% of residents. 14% of adults have a degree.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Clogh falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
What makes Clogh stand out
The 3 things Clogh does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clogh.
Schools
100% of schools around Clogh get DEIS support, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Since 2019/20, pupils changed −8%, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%). Within 3 km of Clogh there are 3 schools (3 primary schools).
3schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. an Moinin Rua DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 127 | Catholic |
| St Patricks N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 57 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 11% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −8% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
213
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−8%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
1.1 km
to the nearest primary school
7.6 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
Natural hazards
Clogh has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
For radon, the estimate for Clogh is 3.3% of homes above the reference level. Landslides: none of Clogh lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 84% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
3.3%
of homes over the radon level
150
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winter nights bite in Clogh: January lows of 1.7°C, colder than Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns
1,035 mm of rain falls in a year, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (906 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm) alike. The annual mean in Clogh is 9.5°C. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.7°C locally.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.1°C
Spring12.9°C
Summer19.1°C
Autumn13.6°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 10.2°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.7°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,035 mm | 906 mm | 937 mm |
19.7°C
July high
1.7°C
January low
1,035 mm
Rain a year
112 mm
Wettest month
35
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Clogh has 123 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, more than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
84% of Clogh’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 29% of people in the town. Family carers: a tenth of the people in Clogh look after someone without pay.
84%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health112
Disability123
Co. Kilkenny98
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 84%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 10% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 84% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2% |
112
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 98
123
disability per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 107
83.1 · 79.3
life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Social housing is more common in Clogh than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or across Irish towns, at 34% of households
Private renters make up 4% of households, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Households that own their home make up 59%.
€323Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Clogh€323K
Co. Kilkenny€289K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 34% | 19% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 4% | 19% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €323K | €289K | €350K |
4%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,207
a month on new tenancies, County Kilkenny
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R95, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Clogh borders River Barrow and River Nore SAC
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, near Co. Kilkenny’s towns (96%) and higher than Irish towns (92%). Green space comes to 9.0 ha for every 1,000 people in Clogh. Also worth knowing: among the protected sites near Clogh is River Barrow.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clogh9.0 ha
Co. Kilkenny3.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 96% | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 9.0 ha | 3.5 ha | 4.1 ha |
100%
Near a park
9.0 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
0.8%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Clogh: cloudy and 10 degrees at best
What counts as normal for Clogh in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 3°C. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 21 km/h and a low near 4°C. Highs in the days that follow range from 7°C to 9°C, warmest on Friday.
10°C / 4°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 290 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 208 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 306 mm |
10°C / 4°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
10 km/h
Wind
90%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Clogh than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 4.1%
On average, the journey to work lasts 29.2 min. 88% of commuters drove, above both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 5.8% of workers at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van88%
Walk3%
Bicycle1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29.2 min | 23.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 68% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.5% | 10% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 31% | 39% | 31% |
€55,950
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kilkenny €58,186
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
trips of an hour or more
2,100
on the Live Register, County Kilkenny, September 2026
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Clogh than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 13% are under 15
20% of residents are 65 or over, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 15% of the population.
45.4median age
CloghCo. KilkennyIreland
Ages · share of residents
20%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none20%
Lower secondary21%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert3%
Degree or higher14%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.0% of Clogh
152 women and 146 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 20% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.2% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 14% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Clogh turns out to vote: 53% at the last local elections, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
Fianna Fáil lead Kilkenny County Council with 11 of 24 seats, but no party has a majority: 13 are needed. There is just one council for Clogh, Kilkenny County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. This Co. Kilkenny town sits in the Castlecomer local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
11/24seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Kilkenny County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil11
Fine Gael7
Independent2
Labour Party2
Sinn Féin1
Green Party1
| Turnout | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
11/24
Fianna Fáil seats on Kilkenny County, the largest party
53%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Clogh has 101 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Kilkenny towns 216, Irish towns 48)
9.5% of homes were built before 1919. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Clogh, each rated of regional importance.
3inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional3
Among them
- House, Clogh 1790
- House, Clogh 1790
- Clogh Bridge 1815
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1790
earliest dated inventory building
10%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Clogh | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 101 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 84 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.5% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Carlow Castle and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clogh; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleCarlow Castle16 km east
CastleKilkenny Castle25 km south
MuseumDunmore Cave16 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary16 km east
CastleBallymoon Castle25 km southeast
CastleBallyloughan Castle27 km eastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dunmore Cave: Jan-Philipp Litza, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary: Joe Byrne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballyloughan Castle: VisionsofthePast, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clogh
15pages on Clogh
Landmarks
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Clogh, each rated of regional importance.
Famous people from around Clogh
No notable person born in Clogh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
W
William Desmond TaylorIrish-American film director and actor … · born in CarlowM
Mabel CahillIrish tennis player (1863-1905) · born in BallyraggetC
Cynthia Ní MhurchúIrish barrister · born in Carlow · born 1966Y
Yvonne BarrIrish virologist · born in Carlow · 1932–2016W
William Russell GraceAmerican politician (1832-1904) · born in Ballylinan
Photo credits
Pat Walker: Jarvin, CC BY 3.0
Clogh’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CastlecomerBallylinanAbbeyleixBallyraggetCarlowStradballyClogh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clogh | 298 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlecomer | 1,496 | 7.8 | — | A | A | D |
| Ballylinan Laois | 1,167 | 12 | — | A− | B+ | C |
| Abbeyleix Laois | 1,897 | 13 | — | A− | A+ | B+ |
| Ballyragget | 1,116 | 14 | — | A− | A | C |
| Carlow Carlow | 27,351 | 17 | C− | B | C+ | D |
| Stradbally Laois | 1,404 | 17 | — | A− | B− | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Clogh
Do people in Clogh drive to work?
6% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Clogh grown?
Clogh had 298 people at the 2022 census, up from 282 in 2016: 5.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Clogh?
The median age in Clogh is 45.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Clogh
Urban area in Co. Kilkenny
Clogh has 298 people, in the area of Kilkenny County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
- Population
- 298 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Local electoral area
- Castlecomer
- Dáil constituency
- Carlow-Kilkenny
- Name in Irish
- An Chloch
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:07653
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).