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Home to 1,667 people, this town lies in Co. Leitrim. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 9%.
Homes are affordable: set against the median household income, the median home, at €145,000, costs 3.6 times as much. Its weakest subject is health (C−): for every 100 its ages would predict, 156 residents are in bad health and 115 have a disability. Hazards are a real consideration: an estimated a fifth of homes are above the radon reference level. It lags on jobs & income as well (C): jobs reach 65% of 15 to 64s, and unemployment is 14%.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · health and work, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA. Manorhamilton is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
The 3 things Manorhamilton does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Manorhamilton with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Manorhamilton is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Manorhamilton.
1.1% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, higher than Irish towns (0%). Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 84% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.1% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The owner-occupied share of households is 53%. Social housing holds 19% of households, above Irish towns (13%). Private tenants account for a quarter of households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €144,000 | 106 |
| The last 12 months | €193,200 | 36 |
| Housing | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €145K | – | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €871 | – | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 19% | – | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 53% | – | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card. 3.2% of residents report bad or very bad health. At the census, 85% of people in Manorhamilton called their health good or very good, lower than Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 26% of people locally.
| Census 2022 | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.2% | – | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.9% | – | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 85% | – | 88% |
| With a disability | 26% | – | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Violent crime ran at 3.6 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than Irish towns (5.7). In all, 18.1 crimes per 1,000 residents are recorded a year. The commonest graded crime in Manorhamilton was assaults and harassment (2023–2025). Per 1,000 residents, 2.8 burglaries and acts of damage are recorded a year.
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.8 | – | 6.4 |
| All recorded crime | 18.1 | – | 54.3 |
| Theft | 3.5 | – | 15.3 |
| Violent crime | 3.6 | – | 5.7 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Household income came to €40,184 a year before tax, lower than Irish towns (€57,760). Unemployment runs at 14%. Getting to work takes 21.1 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 57% | – | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 14% | – | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 21.1 min | – | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €40,184 | – | €57,760 |
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.
St. Clare's Comprehensive School is the nearest secondary school, 0.5 km away. Families in Manorhamilton have 4 schools within 3 km to choose from: 3 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Pupil numbers changed +0% since 2019/20, below Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Clare's National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 204 | Catholic |
| St. Clare's Comprehensive SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 504 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 69 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 25% | – | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | – | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | – | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +0% | – | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Across the year it averages 9.5°C, lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,547 mm of rain to Manorhamilton. The coldest nights come in January, when Manorhamilton averages a low of 2.0°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.8°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,547 mm | – | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | – | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | – | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Green space in Manorhamilton adds up to 3 ha, in one park. Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 88% of homes have green space within 400 m.
| Outdoors | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 7.2% | – | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 88% | – | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.5% | – | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 10°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. Long-term averages for Manorhamilton put November days at 10°C and November nights at 4°C. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 16 km/h or less and a low near 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 465 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 311 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 340 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 7°C | 431 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
26% were born abroad, higher than Irish towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
Women make up 51.1% of Manorhamilton
852 women and 815 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Leitrim and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 61% voted, higher than Irish towns (59%). Fianna Fáil lead Leitrim County Council with 6 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Leitrim County Council is the one council for Manorhamilton; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government.
| Turnout | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 66% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 6.1% of the total, above Irish towns (3.4%). 6 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 29 buildings in Manorhamilton, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Manorhamilton | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 174 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.1% | – | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Manorhamilton; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle11 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo20 km west
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey19 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle39 km north
Abbey or prioryCreevelea Abbey12 km southwest
GardenLissadell House & Gardens27 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 29 buildings in Manorhamilton, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 6 sites here.
10 notable people were born in Manorhamilton.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorhamilton | 1,667 | — | — | A+ | A− | C− |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 17 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Manorhamilton had 1,667 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,528 in 2016: 9.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Manorhamilton is 40.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Leitrim
Manorhamilton has 1,667 people, 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).