100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, close to Co. Mayo’s towns (97%) and above Irish towns (0%). The ground under Bohola carries no high landslide susceptibility. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.

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	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	97%	0%
Low-lying near a river	0%	1.7%	0.5%

22%

of homes over the radon level

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageBohola’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon100% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Few Irish towns have cooler summers than Bohola

The coldest nights come in January, when Bohola averages a low of 2.4°C. July afternoons reach 18.9°C here, about level with Co. Mayo’s towns (18.7°C) and below Irish towns (19.9°C). Its year-round mean comes to 9.9°C.

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	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
July high	18.9°C	18.7°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,282 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

1,282 mm

Rain a year

144 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,199 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageBohola’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 18.9°C, January lows 2.4°C The yearSummer highs 18.5°C, winter lows 2.5°C Rain1,282 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 144 mm Weather station16 km to the weather station · Knock Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Bohola has 87 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than in both Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns

At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Unpaid caring falls to 2.1% of Bohola’s residents. Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents.

89%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health0

Disability87

Co. Mayo130

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 89%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 0%

Census 2022	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	0%	2.4%	2%
Unpaid carers	2.1%	5.3%	5.4%
With a disability	19%	21%	22%
Good or very good health	89%	87%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Mayo 130

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

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Health GradeBad health 0, disability 87 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health89% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.5, men 79.7

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Homes in Bohola sell for about €191,300

28% rent privately, below Co. Mayo’s towns (34%) but above Irish towns (22%). The owner-occupied share of households is 56%. Social renters account for just over one in ten households.

€191Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Bohola€191K

Co. Mayo€190K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Median sale price	€191K	€190K	€350K
Households renting privately	28%	34%	22%
Households owning their home	56%	54%	61%

56%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

28%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,117

a month on new tenancies, County Mayo

Full pageBohola’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Cost of livingMedian sale price €191,300 Renting€1,117 a month · Average rent on new tenancies Owners and renters56% own their home

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

More homes in Bohola are a short walk from green space than in Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 100%

Woodland covers 4.3% of the land within 1 km, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (3.2%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Its paths and tracks come to 0.0 km per km², below Co. Mayo’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Bohola1.0 ha

Co. Mayo2.6 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Near a park	100%	85%	92%
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%
Woodland within 1 km	4.3%	3.2%	2.7%

100%

Near a park

1.0 ha

Green space

0 km

Footpaths

5.6%

Protected for nature

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Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks1.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature5.6% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails0 km of paths · 0 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Weather in Bohola: sunny today, up to 11 degrees

The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 21 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Later in the week, highs run between 7°C and 10°C, peaking on Friday. Bohola’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 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	395 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	255 mm
Summer	18°C	11°C	271 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	360 mm

11°C / 6°C

Today

0.1 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

16 km/h

Wind

89%

Humidity

9 h 14 min

Daylight

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Next 24 hours0.1 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 6°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 14 min Daylight · 07:42 to 16:57

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Bohola walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 1.8%

The car took 96% of commuters, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (66%). The jobless rate is 14%. The commute to work averages 23.2 min.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van96%

Bus2%

Census 2022	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Unemployment rate	14%	11%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	33%	55%	31%
Average trip	23.2 min	20.8 min	27.6 min
In work, 15 to 64	66%	67%	68%

€51,280

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Mayo €48,665

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

4,861

on the Live Register, County Mayo, September 2026

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Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment14% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€51,280 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time4,861 on the Live Register · −3.2% on a year earlier

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

An older town: 19% of people in Bohola are 65 or over, more than in both Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns

Daily Irish speakers outside school: 1.4%, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). People aged 15 to 24 are 15% of the population. 22% of residents have a birthplace overseas.

37.3median age

BoholaCo. MayoIreland

Co. MayoIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none9%

Lower secondary16%

Leaving Cert47%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher23%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.7% of Bohola

71 women and 72 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Bohola
	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Under 15	22%	21%	20%
15–24	15%	11%	12%
25–44	24%	30%	29%
45–64	21%	24%	24%
65+	19%	14%	14%
Primary or none	9.3%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	16%	13%	14%
Leaving Cert	47%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	4.6%	5.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	23%	31%	36%

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Ages37.3 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households57 households · 2.6 people per household Where born22% born outside Ireland Irish speakers36% can speak Irish · 1.4% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Local election turnout in Bohola: 57%, against 60% in Co. Mayo’s towns and 46% in Irish towns

At the general election 64% voted, near Co. Mayo’s towns (64%) and higher than Irish towns (59%). No party holds a majority on Mayo County Council: Fine Gael lead with 10 of 30 seats, short of the 16 needed. One council serves Bohola: Mayo County Council.

10/30seats held by Fine Gael

Seats on Mayo County · June 2024

Fine Gael10

Fianna Fáil10

Independent7

Sinn Féin1

Independent Ireland1

Aontú1

Turnout	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	57%	60%	46%
General election, November 2024	64%	64%	59%

Councillors

10/30

Fine Gael seats on Mayo County, the largest party

57%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Mayo

Full pageBohola’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Bohola voted57% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Mayo towns 60%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fine Gael lead with 10 of 30 (16 needed)Councillors4 councillors · Swinford TDs5 TDs · Mayo

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

One inventory building stands in Bohola

Relative to its size, Bohola keeps 70 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, lower than Co. Mayo’s towns (85) yet higher than Irish towns (48). 3.5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Co. Mayo’s towns (4.4%) and near Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Bohola, of regional importance.

1inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional1

Among them

Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception and Saint Joseph 1855

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1855

earliest dated inventory building

Heritage	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	70	85	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	21	11

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NIAH buildingsOne building on the inventory Older homes4% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Bohola?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

The nearest secondary school to Bohola is 6.8 km away

Families in Bohola have one school within 3 km. 84 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil Naisiunta TholaLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	84	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Bohola	Co. Mayo	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	0%	18%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	4%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0 km

to the nearest primary school

6.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBohola’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time84 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Bohola?”

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.

Nearby attractions

Ballylahan Castle and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Bohola; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleBallylahan Castle4.7 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumMuseum of Country Life10 km west · 99K visitors a year

CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen24 km north

CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral24 km north

Abbey or prioryBallintubber Abbey22 km southwest

CastleRockfleet Castle37 km west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Ballylahan Castle: Pamela Norrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Muredack's Cathedral: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballintubber Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rockfleet Castle: Mikeoem, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bohola

15pages on Bohola

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards21.9% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.3 History1 building on the National Inventory Town hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from around Bohola

One notable person was born in Bohola; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Paul O'DwyerAmerican politician (1907–1998)

Enda KennyIrish poliitician (* 1951) · born in Castlebar

Sally RooneyIrish author · born in Castlebar · born 1991

Charles Haughey7th Taoiseach from 1979 to 1981; 1982; … · born in Castlebar · 1925–2006

William BrownAdmiral in the Argentine Navy · born in Foxford · 1777–1857

Louis WalshIrish music manager and television pers… · born in Kiltimagh · born 1952

Photo credits

Sally Rooney: Frank Barat, CC BY 4.0

Bohola’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

KiltimaghSwinfordFoxfordKnockCastlebarCharlestown-BellahyBohola

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bohola	143	—	—	—	—	—
Kiltimagh	1,232	6.7	—	A⁻	B⁺	B⁺
Swinford	1,459	8.8	—	A	C⁺	C⁺
Foxford	1,452	10	—	A	A⁺	B⁻
Knock	1,029	15	—	A	A	B
Castlebar	13,054	16	B	B	B	B⁻
Charlestown-Bellahy	1,172	19	—	A	B⁺	B

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Bohola

Is Bohola growing?

Bohola had 143 people at the 2022 census, up from 132 in 2016: 8.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Bohola a young town or an old one?

The median age in Bohola is 37.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Bohola

Urban area in Co. Mayo

143 people live in Bohola, 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: 143 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Mayo
Council: Mayo County Council
Local electoral area: Swinford
Dáil constituency: Mayo
Name in Irish: Both Chomhla
Area: 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
CSO code: UA:29316

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).