Bellavary’s story
Nothing in Bellavary is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Explore the history →BellavaryCo. Mayo
Some 191 people live in this town, in Co. Mayo.
Population
191
CSO, Census 2022 · Mayo County Council
Median age
41.4
16% are 65+ · Co. Mayo 14%
Degree level
28%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Bellavary a good place to live?
A median €243,500 buys a home here, 4.6 years of what the median household earns. 1% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Bellavary has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Bellavary stand out
The 2 things Bellavary does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellavary.
Natural hazards
About 19% of Bellavary’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, about level with Co. Mayo’s towns (97%) and above Irish towns (0%). The ground under Bellavary carries no high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 97% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 1.7% | 0.5% |
19%
of homes over the radon level
103
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Bellavary sits near the bottom of Irish towns for July heat
Here July highs average 18.9°C, near Co. Mayo’s towns (18.7°C) and lower than Irish towns (19.9°C). Over twelve months, Bellavary averages 9.9°C. This Co. Mayo town gets 1,320 mm of rain a year.
18.9°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.6°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer18.5°C
Autumn13.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.9°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,320 mm | 1,314 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.4°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
18.9°C
July high
2.4°C
January low
1,320 mm
Rain a year
152 mm
Wettest month
29
Air frosts
1,199 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Bellavary has 89 people in bad health for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns
Unpaid carers make up just over one in ten residents, above Co. Mayo’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Weighed against its ages, disability in Bellavary runs at 99 per 100 expected. In the HSE West and North West health region, 34% of people hold a medical card. 1.6% of residents report bad or very bad health.
88%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health89
Disability99
Co. Mayo130
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 88%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 11% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 21% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 87% | 88% |
89
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Mayo 130
99
disability per 100 expected · Co. Mayo 100
84.5 · 79.7
life expectancy, women · men, the West region, 2016
34%
hold a medical card, HSE West and North West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Few households rent privately in Bellavary: 9%, fewer than in Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns
83% of households own their home, above Co. Mayo’s towns (54%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 6% of households.
€244Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Bellavary€244K
Co. Mayo€190K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 54% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 34% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 12% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €244K | €190K | €350K |
83%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
9%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,117
a month on new tenancies, County Mayo
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F23, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Bellavary has more park space per resident than nearly 9 in 10 Irish towns
Protected nature near Bellavary includes River Moy SAC. Green space comes to 12.6 ha per 1,000 people here, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (2.6 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). 5 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Bellavary12.6 ha
Co. Mayo2.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 85% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
12.6 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
5.6%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Bellavary today: sunny, topping out at 11 degrees
A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 21 km/h, then a low of 6°C. Highs in the days that follow range from 6°C to 10°C, warmest on Friday. For Bellavary, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C.
11°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 414 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 261 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 11°C | 272 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 373 mm |
11°C / 6°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
17 km/h
Wind
93%
Humidity
9 h 14 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 1.4% of commuters in Bellavary go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns
43% of trips took under 15 minutes, between Co. Mayo’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (31%). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census. A trip to work takes 19.4 min on average.
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van92%
Walk1%
| Census 2022 | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 19.4 min | 20.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 43% | 55% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 68% |
€52,730
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Mayo €48,665
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
2%
trips of an hour or more
4,861
on the Live Register, County Mayo, 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
Children make up 27% of Bellavary, above Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns
Over-65s are 16% of the population. Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
41.4median age
BellavaryCo. MayoIreland
Ages · share of residents
16%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none14%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher28%
Women and men · all residents
51.8% of Bellavary’s residents are women
99 women and 92 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Castlebar had one of the highest turnouts at the 2024 local elections
Turnout at the last local elections was 58%, about level with Co. Mayo’s towns (60%) and above Irish towns (46%). Mayo County Council is the council for Bellavary, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. At the general election, 64% of voters took part. With 10 of 30 seats, Fine Gael are the largest group on Mayo County Council, short of the 16 a majority needs.
10/30seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Mayo County · June 2024
Fine Gael10
Fianna Fáil10
Independent7
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
Aontú1
| Turnout | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 58% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
7
Councillors
10/30
Fine Gael seats on Mayo County, the largest party
58%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Mayo
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Schools
No secondary school in or near Bellavary: the nearest is 9.8 km away
One school lies within 3 km of Bellavary. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +8%, between Co. Mayo’s towns (+10%) and Irish towns (+4%). The one school within 3 km of Bellavary has 223 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyvary Central N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 223 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bellavary | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 4% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +8% | +10% | +4% |
223
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+8%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.8 km
to the nearest primary school
9.8 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Museum of Country Life and 3 more in and around Bellavary
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Bellavary. Best known first.
MuseumMuseum of Country Life3.5 km outside town, to the west · 99K visitors a year
CastleBallylahan Castle5 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumMichael Davitt Museum2.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumNational Museum of Ireland, Turlough Park3.5 km outside town, to the westPlaces: 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 (2)
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballylahan Castle: Pamela Norrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bellavary
15pages on Bellavary
Famous people from around Bellavary
No notable person born in Bellavary is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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Enda KennyIrish poliitician (* 1951) · born in Castlebar
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Charles Haughey7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; … · born in Castlebar · 1925–2006W
William BrownAdmiral in the Argentine Navy · born in Foxford · 1777–1857L
Louis WalshIrish music manager and television pers… · born in Kiltimagh · born 1952J
Joe LydonBoxer (1878-1937) · born in SwinfordPhoto credits
Sally Rooney: Frank Barat, CC BY 4.0
Bellavary’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Questions about Bellavary
Do people in Bellavary drive to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 43% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Bellavary grown?
Bellavary had 191 people at the 2022 census, up from 183 in 2016: 4.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Bellavary?
The median age in Bellavary is 41.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Bellavary
Urban area in Co. Mayo
Bellavary has 191 people, in the area of Mayo 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
- 191 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Mayo
- Council
- Mayo County Council
- Local electoral area
- Castlebar
- Dáil constituency
- Mayo
- Name in Irish
- Béal Átha Bhearaigh
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:29322
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).