PaulstownCo. Kilkenny

919 people live in this town in Co. Kilkenny.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domain

Population

919

CSO, Census 2022 · Kilkenny County Council

Median age

7% are 65+ · Co. Kilkenny 14%

Degree level

33%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Paulstown a good place to live?

The median sale, €322,900, comes to 4.8 times what the median household here earns. 2% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Over-65s are only 7% of the population.

Paulstown has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

What makes Paulstown stand out

The 2 things Paulstown does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 7% are 65 or over

The median of Irish towns: 14%

CSO, Census 2022

6 places on the register, on Paulstown’s outline

Paulstown’s story

Paulstown: 6 buildings on the National Inventory

Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1795Catholic Church of the Assumption
1800Whitehall House
1840Paulstown National School

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Paulstown.

Schools

Pupil numbers around Paulstown moved −15% since 2019, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns

One school lies within 3 km of Paulstown. The one school within 3 km of Paulstown has 217 pupils.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil Bhride B7CLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	217	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	−15%	+4%	+4%
Teach through Irish	0%	6%	8%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	11%	35%

217

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−15%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.3 km

to the nearest primary school

4.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pagePaulstown’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Pupils over time217 pupils · −15% since 2019/20 Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Paulstown?”

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

About 13% of Paulstown’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows

100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (84%) and Irish towns (0%). No part of Paulstown is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	84%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

13%

of homes over the radon level

322

homes mapped for these shares

Full pagePaulstown’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon100% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Few Irish towns have warmer summer afternoons than Paulstown

The coldest nights come in January, when Paulstown averages a low of 2.3°C. July afternoons reach 20.3°C here, near Co. Kilkenny’s towns (20.2°C) and higher than Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Paulstown now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.

20.3°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.9°C

Spring13.5°C

Summer19.7°C

Autumn14.4°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
July high	20.3°C	20.2°C	19.9°C
January low	2.3°C	2.3°C	2.9°C

20.3°C

July high

2.3°C

January low

916 mm

Rain a year

99 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pagePaulstown’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

At a glanceJuly highs 20.3°C, January lows 2.3°C The yearSummer highs 19.7°C, winter lows 2.4°C Rain916 mm of rain a year · October is the wettest month, 99 mm Weather station22 km to the weather station · Oak Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Just 1.3% of people in Paulstown say their health is bad or very bad, fewer than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns

At the census, 90% of people in Paulstown called their health good or very good, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Family carers: 6.2% of the people in Paulstown look after someone without pay. A disability affects 20% of people locally.

90%good or very good health

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 90%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Unpaid carers	6.2%	5.2%	5.4%
With a disability	20%	23%	22%
Bad or very bad health	1.3%	1.8%	2%
Good or very good health	90%	88%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 98

83.1 · 79.3

life expectancy, women · men, the South-East region, 2016

27%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East

Full pagePaulstown’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Census health90% in good or very good health Health GradeBad health 95, disability 107 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, men 79.3

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

More households own their home in Paulstown than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or across Irish towns: 76%

Private renters make up 14% of households. 8% live in social housing, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.

€323Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Paulstown€323K

Co. Kilkenny€289K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Households owning their home	76%	60%	61%
Households in social housing	8%	19%	13%
Households renting privately	14%	19%	22%
Median sale price	€323K	€289K	€350K

76%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

14%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,207

a month on new tenancies, County Kilkenny

Full pagePaulstown’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters76% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €322,900 Renting€1,207 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

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

79% of Paulstown’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park

Within 1 km, 0.9% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). A park or green space is within 400 m for 79% of homes.

79%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Paulstown2.7 ha

Co. Kilkenny3.5 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Near a park	79%	96%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	0.9%	3.8%	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.2 km per km²	0.8 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

79%

Near a park

2.7 ha

Green space

2 km

Footpaths

2.6%

Protected for nature

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Parks2.7 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby79% of homes within 400 m Protected nature2.6% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails2 km of paths · 3 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Paulstown’s weather today: a cool November day of 8 degrees

In Paulstown, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C. Today brings about 3 mm of rain, though the wind stays light at 9 km/h; the low is 5°C. Plan indoor things for Thursday, when about 14 mm of rain is forecast.

8°C / 5°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January9°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	2°C	248 mm
Spring	14°C	5°C	189 mm
Summer	20°C	11°C	211 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	268 mm

8°C / 5°C

Today

2.6 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

7 km/h

Wind

95%

Humidity

9 h 14 min

Daylight

Full pagePaulstown’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hours2.6 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Some rain The week ahead8°C / 5°C Today · A normal 6 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 14 min Daylight · 07:34 to 16:49

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

The car carries 87% of commuters in Paulstown, more than in both Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns

Unemployment stands at 7.4%. In work: 72% of residents aged 15 to 64, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (68%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. Before tax, the average household brings in €66,960 a year.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van87%

Walk1%

Bicycle1%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Median household income	€66,960	€53,954	€57,760
Unemployment rate	7.4%	10%	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	72%	68%	68%
Average trip	25.8 min	23.8 min	27.6 min

€66,960

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kilkenny €58,186

11%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

2,100

on the Live Register, County Kilkenny, September 2026

Full pagePaulstown’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.4% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€66,960 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time2,100 on the Live Register · −1.8% on a year earlier

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

Few people in Paulstown are 65 or over: 7%, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Children under 15 count for 27% of the people here. Among adults, 33% have a degree.

34median age

PaulstownCo. KilkennyIreland

Co. KilkennyIreland

Ages · share of residents

13%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none5%

Lower secondary16%

Leaving Cert38%

Diploma or cert9%

Degree or higher33%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.9% of Paulstown

459 women and 460 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Paulstown
	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Under 15	27%	24%	20%
15–24	13%	11%	12%
25–44	29%	29%	29%
45–64	24%	24%	24%
65+	7%	14%	14%
Primary or none	4.8%	9.4%	9.7%
Lower secondary	16%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	38%	37%	35%
Diploma or cert	8.5%	6.1%	5.8%
Degree or higher	33%	31%	36%

Full pagePaulstown’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages34 median age · 7% are 65 or over Households304 households · 3.1 people per household Where born13% born outside Ireland Irish speakers49% can speak Irish · 0.4% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Only 9 candidates stood for Castlecomer’s 6 seats at the 2024 local elections

Turnout at the last local elections was 53%. Kilkenny County Council is the council for Paulstown, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. In the Dáil, Paulstown is part of Carlow-Kilkenny, which elects 5 TDs.

11/24seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Kilkenny County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil11

Fine Gael7

Independent2

Labour Party2

Sinn Féin1

Green Party1

Turnout	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	53%	50%	46%
General election, November 2024	58%	58%	59%

Councillors

11/24

Fianna Fáil seats on Kilkenny County, the largest party

53%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny

Full pagePaulstown’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 11 of 24 (13 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Castlecomer How Paulstown voted53% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Kilkenny towns 50%TDs5 TDs · Carlow-Kilkenny

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Inventory buildings in Paulstown: 65 per 10,000 residents, against 216 in Co. Kilkenny’s towns and 48 in Irish towns

Homes from before 1919 make up 3% of the total, lower than both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 6 buildings in Paulstown, each rated of regional importance.

6inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional6

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1795

earliest dated inventory building

Heritage	Paulstown	Co. Kilkenny	Ireland
Archaeological sites on the record	0	84	11
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	65	216	48

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NIAH buildings6 buildings on the inventory Older homesIrish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Paulstown?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Nearby attractions

Shankill Castle and Gardens and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Paulstown; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleShankill Castle and Gardens500 m outside town, to the north

CastleKilkenny Castle16 km west

CastleBallymoon Castle8.3 km east

CastleCarlow Castle18 km north

CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral16 km west

CathedralSt Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower16 km west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Shankill Castle and Gardens: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Kilkenny Castle: Tolivero~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ballymoon Castle: Poleary91, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carlow Castle: Age Bosma, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Marys Cathedral: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
St Canice's Cathedral and Round Tower: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Paulstown

15pages on Paulstown

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards13.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 34 History6 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 6 buildings in Paulstown, each rated of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Catholic Church of the AssumptionChurch / chapel · 1795

NIAH: Regional

Whitehall HouseHouse · 1800

NIAH: Regional

Paulstown National SchoolSchool · 1840

NIAH: Regional

Beech HousePresbytery / parochial / curate's house · 1870

Famous people from around Paulstown

One notable person was born in Paulstown; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Darren O'NeillIrish boxer · born 1985

Phil HoganIrish politician · born in Kilkenny · born 1960

William Desmond TaylorIrish-American film director and actor … · born in Carlow

James MasonIrish chess player, journalist and writ… · born in Kilkenny

John BanimIrish writer (1798–1842) · born in Kilkenny

James O'NeillIrish-American theatre actor (1847-1920) · born in Kilkenny

Photo credits

Phil Hogan: EU2016 NL from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0 · James Mason: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · John Banim: John Boyle O'Reilly's The Poetry and Song of Ireland. New York: Gay Brothers & Co., 1887, Public domain · James O'Neill: William F. Connor, Public domain

Paulstown’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

Muinebeag (Bagenalstown)KilkennyGraiguenamanagh-TinnahinchCastlecomerThomastownCarlowPaulstown

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Paulstown	919	—	—	—	—	—
Muinebeag (Bagenalstown) Carlow	2,945	4.7	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻	C
Kilkenny	27,184	15	B⁺	B⁺	C	B
Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch	1,506	16	—	A	A⁺	C
Castlecomer	1,496	18	—	A	A	D
Thomastown	2,305	19	—	B	B⁺	C⁻
Carlow Carlow	27,351	19	C⁻	B	C⁺	D

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Paulstown

Is Paulstown a young town or an old one?

The median age in Paulstown is 34, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

Do people in Paulstown drive to work?

11% mostly work from home, and 33% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Paulstown grown?

Paulstown had 919 people at the 2022 census, up from 875 in 2016: 5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

About Paulstown

Urban area in Co. Kilkenny

Paulstown has 919 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: 919 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Kilkenny
Council: Kilkenny County Council
Local electoral area: Castlecomer
Dáil constituency: Carlow-Kilkenny
Name in Irish: Baile Phóil
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
CSO code: UA:07646

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).