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A town of 939 in Co. Leitrim. The population grew 13% between 2016 and 2022.
A median €176,000 buys a home here, 3.2 years of what the median household earns. On the way to work, 3% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 15 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The median home sold for €233,300 from 2023 to 2025.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Dromahair has none.
The 3 things Dromahair does most differently from other towns.
6 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dromahair.
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than Irish towns (0%). On high landslide susceptibility: 0.2% of homes, about level with Irish towns (0%). Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.2% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The coldest nights come in January, when Dromahair averages a low of 2.2°C. Across the year it averages 9.7°C, lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,271 mm of rain to Dromahair.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.0°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,271 mm | – | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | – | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.2°C | – | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Dromahair has 90 people with a disability for every 100 expected, lower than Irish towns (106). 18% of residents in Dromahair live with a disability. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.1% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 18% | – | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | – | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | – | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | – | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social renters account for just over one in ten households. 20% rent privately, lower than Irish towns (22%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €176,000 | 56 |
| The last 12 months | €210,000 | 30 |
| Housing | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €176K | – | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 66% | – | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | – | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Woodland covers 6.8% of the land within 1 km, above Irish towns (2.7%). Among the protected sites near Dromahair is Lough Gill SAC. This Co. Leitrim town offers 1.7 ha of green space per 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | – | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 11% | – | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.8% | – | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Usually, November days warm to 10°C and nights cool to 4°C; Dromahair’s forecast is read against that. The rain holds off tomorrow, but the wind gets up to 20 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Between 6°C and 9°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Friday on top.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 370 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 355 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Among people aged 15 to 64, 75% were working at the census. The car took just over four in five commuters, higher than Irish towns (66%). The jobless rate is 7.2%.
| Census 2022 | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 75% | – | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.2% | – | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 25.3 min | – | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 26% | – | 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.
1.9% speak Irish daily outside school, above Irish towns (1.1%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 8.3% of the town. One measure of its mix: nearly a fifth of residents were born abroad.
50.4% of Dromahair’s residents are women
473 women and 466 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.3% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.1% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 43% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Leitrim and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election, 61% of voters took part. Leitrim County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 6 of its 18 seats, short of the 10 needed. One council serves Dromahair: Leitrim County Council.
| Turnout | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 66% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
5.4% of homes were built before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 sites here, below Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 160 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.4% | – | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Since 2019/20, pupils changed +7%, higher than Irish towns (+4%). Within 3 km of Dromahair there is one school. 152 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drumlease N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 152 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Dromahair | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +7% | – | +4% |
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 Dromahair. Best known first.
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle3.6 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey100 m outside town, to the westNatural landscapeNatural landscapeLough Gill4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Dromahair’s built heritage counts 15 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Dromahair is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dromahair | 939 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manorhamilton | 1,667 | 12 | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Sligo Sligo | 20,608 | 12 | C | B+ | C− | C− |
| Collooney Sligo | 1,797 | 14 | — | B+ | A− | C+ |
| Ballysadare Sligo | 1,747 | 14 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Dromahair had 939 people at the 2022 census, up from 835 in 2016: 12.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
15% mostly work from home, and 26% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Dromahair is 39.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Leitrim
939 people live in Dromahair, in the area of Leitrim 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).