Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 293 residents, it is a town in Co. Leitrim. It grew by 8% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
Homes sell for a median €196,500, about 4.5 times what a household here earns in a year. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Renting from a private landlord is the lot of 40% of households. Unemployment stood at 15% of the labour force in 2022.
There are no grades for Tullaghan: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Tullaghan does most differently from other towns.
9 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 Tullaghan.
The nearest bathing water to Tullaghan is Bundoran, 3.8 km away, rated excellent in 2025. No part of Tullaghan is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 13% | – | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 1,185 mm of rain to Tullaghan. Across the year it averages 10.1°C, below Irish towns (10.3°C). The town is 0.3°C warmer over the year than in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.5°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,185 mm | – | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | – | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | – | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
86% of people in Tullaghan rate their own health good or very good. Unpaid carers make up nearly one in ten residents, above Irish towns (5.4%). Ages taken into account, Tullaghan counts 101 people in poor health for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.2% | – | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 26% | – | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | – | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 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
6% live in social housing, below Irish towns (13%).
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €199,000 | 30 |
| Housing | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 40% | – | 22% |
| Median sale price | €197K | – | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 6% | – | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 51% | – | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near Tullaghan includes Donegal Bay SPA. Green space comes to 0.1 ha for every 1,000 people locally.
| Outdoors | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 50% | – | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 41% | – | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | – | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
15% of the labour force are out of work. The car took 84% of commuters, above Irish towns (66%). The census counted nearly one in ten workers working mainly from home.
| Census 2022 | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | – | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €43,560 | – | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | – | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 35% | – | 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.
Foreign-born residents make up 28% of the population. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.5%, above Irish towns (1.1%). The share of residents under 15 is 21%.
55.3% of Tullaghan’s residents are women
162 women and 131 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.5% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.7% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.6% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | – | 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 runs Tullaghan: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. No party holds a majority on Leitrim County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 6 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Tullaghan | 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 4.8% of the total, higher than Irish towns (3.4%). 9 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than Irish towns (11). Tullaghan’s built heritage counts 5 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 171 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.8% | – | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Tullaghan there are 2 schools (1 primary school and 1 secondary school). For secondary school, the closest is Magh Ene College, 3.4 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Macartans Central DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 276 | Catholic |
| Magh Ene CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 333 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Tullaghan | Co. Leitrim | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | – | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | – | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +2% | – | +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 Tullaghan. Best known first.
Tullaghan’s built heritage counts 5 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 9 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Tullaghan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tullaghan | 293 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bundoran Donegal | 2,599 | 3.4 | C | A− | C− | C− |
| Kinlough | 1,196 | 3.6 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Ballyshannon Donegal | 2,246 | 9.8 | — | A− | C | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
9% mostly work from home, and 35% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Tullaghan had 293 people at the 2022 census, up from 271 in 2016: 8.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Tullaghan is 39.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Leitrim
293 people live in Tullaghan, 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).