Irishtown’s story
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6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
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IrishtownCo. Mayo
It is a town of 182 residents in Co. Mayo.
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Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
182
CSO, Census 2022 · Mayo County Council
Median age
39.4
13% are 65+ · Co. Mayo 14%
Degree level
22%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
1%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Irishtown a good place to live?
A median €191,300 buys a home here, 3.8 years of what the median household earns. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 1% of commuters. 22% of adults have a degree.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Irishtown has none.
What makes Irishtown stand out
The 3 things Irishtown does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
1% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
49% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Irishtown.
Natural hazards
In Irishtown, radon is the measure to watch: about 16% of homes are estimated over the reference level
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, near Co. Mayo’s towns (97%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Irishtown lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 97% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.1% | 0% |
16%
of homes over the radon level
122
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
July afternoons in Irishtown reach 19.1°C (Co. Mayo towns 18.7°C, Irish towns 19.9°C)
A year brings 1,237 mm of rain to Irishtown. Across the year it averages 9.8°C, close to Co. Mayo’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Expect January lows of around 2.3°C in the town.
19.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.5°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer18.6°C
Autumn13.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.1°C | 18.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,237 mm | 1,314 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.6°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
19.1°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
1,237 mm
Rain a year
138 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Irishtown are in bad health than its ages would predict: 159 per 100 expected, above Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns
Allowing for its ages, Irishtown has 95 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (100) and Irish towns (106). Asked at the census, 86% of residents of Irishtown said they were in good or very good health. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.9% of the town.
86%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health159
Disability95
Co. Mayo130
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 21% | 22% |
159
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Mayo 130
95
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
Private renting is less common in Irishtown than in Co. Mayo’s towns or across Irish towns: 9%
Owners make up 72% of households, higher than both Co. Mayo’s towns (54%) and Irish towns (61%).
€191Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Irishtown€191K
Co. Mayo€190K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 9% | 34% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 54% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €191K | €190K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 12% | 13% |
72%
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 F12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More homes in Irishtown are a short walk from green space than in Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 100%
Protected nature near Irishtown includes Lough Corrib SAC. Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², close to Co. Mayo’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Within 5 km, one waymarked trail or greenway sets out.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Irishtown0.6 ha
Co. Mayo2.6 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 85% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2% | 3.2% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 1.6% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
0.6 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
1.6%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Irishtown: 11 degrees and sunny today
Irishtown’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 10°C, nights fall to 4°C. Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 23 km/h and a low of 6°C. Between 7°C and 10°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Friday on top.
11°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 374 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 348 mm |
11°C / 6°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
18 km/h
Wind
93%
Humidity
9 h 16 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Irishtown walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 1.2%
By car: that was how 84% of commuters travelled at the census. Working mainly from home: 12% of workers, above both Co. Mayo’s towns (7.2%) and Irish towns (11%). The commute to work averages 30.9 min.
1%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van84%
Walk1%
| Census 2022 | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30.9 min | 20.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 26% | 55% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.6% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 67% | 68% |
€49,900
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Mayo €48,665
12%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
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
Most of Irishtown was born here: only 17% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Mayo’s towns and across Irish towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 10% of residents, close to Co. Mayo’s towns (11%) and below Irish towns (12%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. 20% of residents are children under 15.
39.4median age
IrishtownCo. MayoIreland
Ages · share of residents
10%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none13%
Lower secondary16%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher22%
Women and men · all residents
49.5% of Irishtown’s residents are women
90 women and 92 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 30% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 9.5% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 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+
Town hall
Turnout in Claremorris was among the highest at the 2024 local elections
Mayo County Council has no ruling majority: Fine Gael hold 10 of its 30 seats, short of the 16 needed. One council serves Irishtown: Mayo County Council. Three in five voters turned out at the last local elections. At the general election 64% voted, about level with Co. Mayo’s towns (64%) and above Irish towns (59%).
10/30seats held by Fine Gael
Seats on Mayo County · June 2024
Fine Gael10
Fianna Fáil10
Independent7
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
Aontú1
| Turnout | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 60% | 60% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
6
Councillors
10/30
Fine Gael seats on Mayo County, the largest party
60%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Mayo
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Schools
The nearest secondary school to Irishtown is 10 km away
One school lies within 3 km of Irishtown. 70 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irishtown N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 70 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Irishtown | Co. Mayo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 4% | 8% |
70
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
10 km
to the nearest secondary school
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
All attractions →Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Irishtown; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary17 km south
CastleFeartagar Castle11 km south
CastleAughnanure Castle37 km southwest
MuseumMuseum of Country Life32 km northwest · 99K visitors a year
CastleCastle Hackett19 km south
Abbey or prioryCong Abbey30 km southwestPlaces: 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 (6)
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Feartagar Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Aughnanure Castle: The original uploader was Miguev at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Hackett: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cong Abbey: Christian1965~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Irishtown
15pages on Irishtown
Famous people from around Irishtown
No notable person born in Irishtown is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
C
Catherine CorlessHistorian and activist · born in Tuam · born 1954J
Jim HigginsIrish politician and MEP · born in Ballyhaunis · born 1945Photo credits
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair: ClintMalpaso, Public domain · John D'Alton: Rolls Press (Popperfoto), Public domain · Lucinda Creighton: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0 · Pat Rabbitte: The Irish Labour Party, CC BY 2.0
Irishtown’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ClaremorrisBallyhaunisKnockTuamIrishtown
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irishtown | 182 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claremorris | 3,857 | 10 | A+ | A− | B | A− |
| Ballyhaunis | 2,773 | 13 | B+ | A+ | B | C+ |
| Knock | 1,029 | 15 | — | A | A | B |
| Tuam Galway | 9,647 | 16 | C | A− | C+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Irishtown
Is Irishtown growing?
Irishtown had 182 people at the 2022 census, up from 169 in 2016: 7.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Irishtown a young town or an old one?
The median age in Irishtown is 39.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Irishtown
Urban area in Co. Mayo
182 people live in Irishtown, 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
- 182 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Mayo
- Council
- Mayo County Council
- Local electoral area
- Claremorris
- Dáil constituency
- Mayo
- Name in Irish
- An Baile Gaelach
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:29309
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).