Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
778 residents make their home in this town in Co. Louth. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 11%.
A median €265,000 buys a home here, 6 years of what the median household earns. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 12 buildings here. 46% of people here were born outside Ireland.
At under 1,000 residents, Omeath is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Omeath does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 9%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Omeath.
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 50% of them, above both Co. Louth’s towns (39%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Omeath have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Lorcan DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 69 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −19% | +9% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 3% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 39% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland doesn’t publish results for individual schools, so none of these carries a letter.
For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Shelling Hill/Templetown, 14 km from Omeath, rated excellent in 2025. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Louth’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Omeath lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
November is the wettest month in Omeath, with 122 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Dunsany, 69 km away. Across the year, Omeath now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,142 mm | 826 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.8°C | 2.7°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Omeath runs at 137 per 100 expected. At the census, 86% of people in Omeath called their health good or very good, about level with Co. Louth’s towns (87%) and below Irish towns (88%). Disability, age-adjusted: 107 for every 100 expected in the town.
| Census 2022 | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 2.3% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.4% | 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 housing holds 11% of households, below Co. Louth’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. 64% of households are owner-occupiers.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €265,000 | 49 |
| Housing | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 11% | 19% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €265K | €305K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 60% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Its paths and tracks come to 0.7 km per km², below both Co. Louth’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Among the protected sites near Omeath is Carlingford Shore SAC. Within 400 m of green space: 80% of homes. Also worth knowing: green space in Omeath totals 2 ha, in one park.
| Outdoors | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 29% | 3.6% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 17% | 5.5% | 0% |
| Near a park | 80% | 74% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.7 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The car took 80% of commuters, above Co. Louth’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. The average trip to work takes 29.7 min. A household here earns €43,940 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €43,940 | €48,907 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.7 min | 27 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 65% | 63% | 68% |
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.
19% are under 15, lower than Co. Louth’s towns (21%) and near Irish towns (20%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents. In addition, over-65s are 15% of the population.
Women make up 50.6% of Omeath
394 women and 384 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.6% | 5.9% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 30% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Louth and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 61% voted, near Co. Louth’s towns (61%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). Sinn Féin lead Louth County Council with 7 of 29 seats, but no party has a majority: 15 are needed. Louth County Council is the one council for Omeath; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government.
| Turnout | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearly one in ten homes were built before 1919. 4 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Louth’s towns (105) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Omeath, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Omeath | Co. Louth | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 154 | 88 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 105 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.8% | 4.5% | 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 Omeath; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle6.7 km southeast
CastleThe Mint6.9 km southeast
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower36 km south
CastleCastle Roche16 km west
MuseumCounty Museum Dundalk13 km southwest
CastleArdee Castle32 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Omeath, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 4 sites here.
2 notable people were born in Omeath; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Andrea Corr: Charlie Brewer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John Moore: Toglenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Leopold McClintock: Stephen Pearce, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omeath | 778 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carlingford | 1,528 | 7 | — | C+ | B− | B+ |
| Dundalk | 43,112 | 14 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Omeath had 778 people at the 2022 census, up from 701 in 2016: 11% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Omeath is 41.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 19% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Louth
Omeath has 778 people, in the area of Louth 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).