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Population 256: a town in Co. Kilkenny.
A typical home sold for €322,900, or 6.8 years of the town’s median household income. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the 2022 census, 18% of the labour force was out of work. A degree is held by just over a fifth of adults.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Kilmoganny out for now.
The 3 things Kilmoganny does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 2 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmoganny.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (84%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. 3.2% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 3.2% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 84% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A July afternoon in Kilmoganny typically reaches 20.2°C. A January night in Kilmoganny drops to 2.3°C on average, close to Co. Kilkenny’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). Across the year, Kilmoganny now averages 0.3°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,052 mm | 906 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.2°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 29% of people here had a disability, above both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Family carers: 3.9% of the people in Kilmoganny look after someone without pay. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.4% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 29% | 23% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3.9% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 1.8% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 62% of households, in line with Co. Kilkenny’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 15% | 19% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 19% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €323K | €289K | €350K |
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.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (0.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away. Walkers have 7 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 15% | 3.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 96% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.2% | 2.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain peaks later in the week on Monday, at about 11 mm for the day. The forecast for Kilmoganny beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night. Expect roughly 1 mm of rain tomorrow, wind picking up to 31 km/h, and a low of 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 292 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 220 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 309 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Working mainly from home: 7.7% of workers, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (8.5%) and Irish towns (11%) alike. 87% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment is 18%.
| Census 2022 | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 18% | 10% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 68% | 68% |
| Median household income | €47,820 | €53,954 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 30% | 39% | 31% |
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.
21% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (20%). Overseas births account for 13% of the people living here.
Women make up 48.0% of Kilmoganny
123 women and 133 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 21% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.9% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 11 of 24 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Kilkenny County Council, short of the 13 a majority needs. Local government for Kilmoganny is Kilkenny County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. This Co. Kilkenny town sits in the Callan-Thomastown local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The ground here holds 2 recorded archaeological sites. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 6 buildings in Kilmoganny, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 234 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 84 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.8% | 4.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Kilmoganny there is one school. 23 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmoganny Mixed N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 23 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmoganny | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 11% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilmoganny. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 6 buildings in Kilmoganny, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 2 sites here.
No notable person born in Kilmoganny is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Edmund Ignatius Rice: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Liam Clancy: Junction Festival, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmoganny | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callan | 2,678 | 9.9 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Piltown | 1,275 | 12 | — | A− | B+ | B |
| Carrick-on-Suir Tipperary | 5,752 | 14 | C− | A | C− | D− |
| Thomastown | 2,305 | 15 | — | B | B+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
8% mostly work from home, and 30% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Kilmoganny had 256 people at the 2022 census, down from 259 in 2016: 1.2% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Kilmoganny is 42.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Kilkenny
Kilmoganny has 256 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)
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).