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Some 265 people live in this town, in Co. Mayo.
Buying the median home, at €298,100, takes 9.1 times the town’s median household income. Over-65s are 36% of the population. Households here earn a median €32,650 a year, before tax. 55% of households have paid off their home.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Gob an Choire falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Gob an Choire does most differently from other towns.
3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gob an Choire.
Pupil numbers changed +6% since 2019/20, below Co. Mayo’s towns (+10%) but above Irish towns (+4%). Coláiste Pobail Acla is the nearest secondary school, 2.1 km away. 3 schools lie within 3 km of Gob an Choire: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Padraig Saile Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 65 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Pobail Acla DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 232 | Multi-denominational |
| Achill Sound Convent N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 20 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 33% | 4% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 18% | 35% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 33% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +6% | +10% | +4% |
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.
On high landslide susceptibility: 0.4% of homes, in line with Co. Mayo’s towns (0.1%) and Irish towns (0%). Gob an Choire’s nearest bathing water is Dooega Beach, Achill Island, 5.1 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 97% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Averaged across the seasons, Gob an Choire sits at 10.2°C. July afternoons reach 17.2°C here, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (18.7°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The town sees January nights of 3.9°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 17.2°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,720 mm | 1,314 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.9°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
79% of people in Gob an Choire rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 36% of people here had a disability, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Unpaid caring falls to 7.9% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.9% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 36% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 63% of households, about level with Irish towns (61%) and above Co. Mayo’s towns (54%). Social renters account for 20% of households.
| Housing | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 13% | 34% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 20% | 12% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €298K | €190K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 63% | 54% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F28, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
The sea makes up 27% of the area within 5 km, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, close to Co. Mayo’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 6 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 85% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 20% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Sea within 5 km | 27% | 0% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For Gob an Choire, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 6°C. There may be a drop or two today, little to measure, with wind freshening to 22 km/h and a low of 9°C. The days that follow stay mostly dry: 5 of 6 with little or no rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 517 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 6°C | 330 mm |
| Summer | 17°C | 11°C | 368 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 9°C | 506 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Getting to work takes 25.1 min on average. In work: 65% of residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). 7.3% of workers worked mainly from home at the census.
| Census 2022 | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 11% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €32,650 | €49,791 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 56% | 55% | 31% |
| Average trip | 25.1 min | 20.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
Children under 15 count for 11% of the people here. The 15-to-24 age group: 10%, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (12%). Also worth knowing: among adults, 22% have a degree.
50.6% of Gob an Choire’s residents are women
134 women and 131 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 17% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 36% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 25% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 31% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Mayo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the general election came to 64%. There is no majority on Mayo County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 10 of 30, short of 16. Gob an Choire sits in the Belmullet local electoral area, which elects 3 councillors.
| Turnout | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 61% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 3.1% of the total. 3 of Gob an Choire’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Gob an Choire | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 113 | 85 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 21 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Gob an Choire. Best known first.
CastleCarrickkildavnet Castle3.7 km outside town, to the southIslandIslandAchill Island (Acaill)4.3 km outside town, to the northwestNatural landscapeNatural landscapeCuan na hAisléime (Ashleam Bay)2.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 of Gob an Choire’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
The median age in Gob an Choire is 55.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
2.5% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 56% can speak it.
Gob an Choire had 265 people at the 2022 census, down from 279 in 2016: 5% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
7% mostly work from home, and 56% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Mayo
Gob an Choire has 265 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)
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).