Stoneyford’s story
Stoneyford has 1 building on the National Inventory
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1890House, Stonyford
StoneyfordCo. Kilkenny
In Co. Kilkenny, this town has 185 residents.
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Photo: Humphrey Bolton · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
185
CSO, Census 2022 · Kilkenny County Council
Median age
37.1
11% are 65+ · Co. Kilkenny 14%
Degree level
52%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Stoneyford a good place to live?
A median €322,900 buys a home here, 4.5 years of what the median household earns. 3% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. At the 2022 census, 1% of the labour force was out of work. A degree is held by 52% of adults.
Stoneyford has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Stoneyford stand out
The 3 things Stoneyford does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
1% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
68% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stoneyford.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Stoneyford grew +33% since 2019, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns and Irish towns
2schools within 3 km
Within 3 km of Stoneyford there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Chiaran Naofa Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 142 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +33% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 11% | 35% |
169
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+33%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.8 km
to the nearest primary school
6.2 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
Low radon and steady ground in Stoneyford; flooding isn’t measured here
0%of homes in high-radon areas
About 1.6% of homes in Stoneyford are estimated to pass the radon reference level. The ground under Stoneyford carries no high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 84% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
1.6%
of homes over the radon level
77
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Few Irish towns have warmer summer afternoons than Stoneyford
20.3°CJuly afternoon high
Expect January lows of around 2.3°C in Stoneyford. July afternoons reach 20.3°C here, near Co. Kilkenny’s towns (20.2°C) and higher than Irish towns (19.9°C). October is the wettest month locally, with 98 mm of rain on average.
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.0°C
Spring13.5°C
Summer19.7°C
Autumn14.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Stoneyford | 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 |
| Rain a year | 896 mm | 906 mm | 937 mm |
20.3°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
896 mm
Rain a year
98 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, fewer people in Stoneyford live with a disability than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 68 per 100 expected
98%good or very good health
Self-reported good health: 98% of Stoneyford’s residents. 6.5% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, above Co. Kilkenny’s towns (5.2%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Disability touches 12% of the town’s population.
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health0
Disability68
Co. Kilkenny98
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 98%Fair 2%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2022 | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 98% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 1.8% | 2% |
| With a disability | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.2% | 5.4% |
0
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Kilkenny 98
68
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
Most households in Stoneyford own their home: 85%, more than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns and across Irish towns
€323Kmedian sale price
13% rent privately, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 2% of households.
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Stoneyford€323K
Co. Kilkenny€289K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 2% | 19% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €323K | €289K | €350K |
85%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
13%
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
Stoneyford has room to breathe: 15.7 ha of green space per 1,000 residents, more than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns and across Irish towns
100%of homes near green space
100% of homes are a short walk (400 m) from green space. Within 1 km, 1.5% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (3.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected nature near Stoneyford includes River Barrow.
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Stoneyford15.7 ha
Co. Kilkenny3.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 15.7 ha | 3.5 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.5% | 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% |
100%
Near a park
15.7 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
3.9%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today brings Stoneyford a cool 7 degrees for November
7°C / 1°CToday
The forecast for Stoneyford beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 23 km/h, then a low of 1°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 14 mm.
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 | 242 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 185 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 206 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 264 mm |
7°C / 1°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
18 km/h
Wind
91%
Humidity
8 h 55 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
More of the 15 to 64s in Stoneyford work than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or across Irish towns: 81%
3%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment runs at 1.1%. Short trips: 23% under 15 minutes, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (39%) and Irish towns (31%). The average trip to work takes 29.2 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Bicycle2%
Walk1%
| Census 2022 | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 81% | 68% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 1.1% | 10% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 23% | 39% | 31% |
| Median household income | €71,210 | €53,954 | €57,760 |
€71,210
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Kilkenny €58,186
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
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
Irish is an everyday language in Stoneyford: 3.5% speak it daily, above Co. Kilkenny
37.1median age
Aged 15 to 24: 8.6% of residents. 14% were born abroad, below both Co. Kilkenny’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 27% of residents.
StoneyfordCo. KilkennyIreland
Ages · share of residents
11%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none2%
Lower secondary4%
Leaving Cert35%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher52%
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Stoneyford’s residents are women
94 women and 91 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 1.8% | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 4.4% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7% | 6.1% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 52% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Kilkenny and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Stoneyford vote than in Co. Kilkenny’s towns or Irish towns: 54% turnout at the local elections
11/24seats held by Fianna Fáil
Kilkenny County Council is the council for Stoneyford, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. Fianna Fáil lead Kilkenny County Council with 11 of 24 seats, but no party has a majority: 13 are needed. This Co. Kilkenny town sits in the Callan-Thomastown local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
Seats on Kilkenny County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil11
Fine Gael7
Independent2
Labour Party2
Sinn Féin1
Green Party1
| Turnout | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
11/24
Fianna Fáil seats on Kilkenny County, the largest party
54%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Carlow-Kilkenny
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Inventory buildings in Stoneyford: 54 per 10,000 residents, against 216 in Co. Kilkenny’s towns and 48 in Irish towns
1inventory buildings
3.3% of its homes were built before 1919, below Co. Kilkenny’s towns (4.5%) and close to Irish towns (3.4%). Stoneyford’s built heritage counts one inventory entry, of regional standing.
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
- House, Stonyford 1890
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1890
earliest dated inventory building
| Heritage | Stoneyford | Co. Kilkenny | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 84 | 11 |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 54 | 216 | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Stoneyford
15pages on Stoneyford
The big questions
Out and about
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Kells Priory and 4 more in and around Stoneyford
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Stoneyford. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKells Priory2.1 km outside town, to the westHistoric houseHistoric houseKilree High Cross3 km outside town, to the southwestVisitor farmVisitor farmNore Valley Park Pet Farm3.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumKells Priory Mill Museum2.5 km outside town, to the westHistoric siteHistoric siteKilree Round Tower2.9 km outside town, to the southwestPlaces: 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 (1)
- Kells Priory: Dave Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Stoneyford
One notable person was born in Stoneyford; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
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William BeattyCanadian politician · 1835–1898
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 · Edmund Ignatius Rice: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · James O'Neill: William F. Connor, Public domain
About Stoneyford
Urban area in Co. Kilkenny
Stoneyford has 185 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
- 185 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Kilkenny
- Council
- Kilkenny County Council
- Local electoral area
- Callan-Thomastown
- Dáil constituency
- Carlow-Kilkenny
- Name in Irish
- Áth Stúin
- Area
- 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:07659
Stoneyford’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ThomastownCallanKilkennyGraiguenamanagh-TinnahinchStoneyford
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneyford | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomastown | 2,305 | 6.3 | — | B | B+ | C− |
| Callan | 2,678 | 10 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Kilkenny | 27,184 | 13 | B+ | B+ | C | B |
| Graiguenamanagh-Tinnahinch | 1,506 | 19 | — | A | A+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Stoneyford
Do people in Stoneyford drive to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 23% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
How many people speak Irish in Stoneyford?
3.5% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 52% can speak it.
Has Stoneyford grown?
Stoneyford had 185 people at the 2022 census, up from 181 in 2016: 2.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Stoneyford a young town or an old one?
The median age in Stoneyford is 37.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
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).