100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, near Co. Mayo’s towns (97%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). No part of Kilkelly is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by 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	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	97%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.1%	0%

13%

of homes over the radon level

305

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageKilkelly’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

Kilkelly has colder winters than Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.1°C

In July, daytime highs in Kilkelly average 18.5°C. Across the year it averages 9.5°C, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (9.9°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,318 mm of rain to Kilkelly.

18.5°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.0°C

Spring12.6°C

Summer18.1°C

Autumn13.2°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
July high	18.5°C	18.7°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.5°C	9.9°C	10.3°C
January low	2.1°C	2.6°C	2.9°C
Rain a year	1,318 mm	1,314 mm	937 mm

18.5°C

July high

2.1°C

January low

1,318 mm

Rain a year

146 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

1,199 hrs

Sunshine

Full pageKilkelly’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 18.1°C, winter lows 2.2°C At a glanceJuly highs 18.5°C, January lows 2.1°C Rain1,318 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 146 mm Weather station4.3 km to the weather station · Knock Airport

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Bad health runs high in Kilkelly for a town of its ages, at 215 per 100 expected, more than in both Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns

3.7% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (5.3%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Disability, age-adjusted: 126 for every 100 expected in Kilkelly. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 4% of the town.

87%good or very good health

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

Bad health215

Disability126

Co. Mayo130

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 87%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 4%

Census 2022	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	4%	2.4%	2%
Unpaid carers	3.7%	5.3%	5.4%
With a disability	27%	21%	22%
Good or very good health	87%	87%	88%

215

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Mayo 130

126

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

Full pageKilkelly’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 215, disability 126 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health87% 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

The median home in Kilkelly sold for €138,000

23% rent privately, lower than Co. Mayo’s towns (34%) yet higher than Irish towns (22%). Households that own their home make up 63%.

€138Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025

Kilkelly€138K

Co. Mayo€190K

Irish towns€350K

By type	Median	Sales
Second-hand homes	€138,000	56

Housing	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Median sale price	€138K	€190K	€350K
Households renting privately	23%	34%	22%
Households owning their home	63%	54%	61%

63%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

23%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,117

a month on new tenancies, County Mayo

Full pageKilkelly’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Cost of livingMedian sale price €138,000 Renting€1,117 a month · Average rent on new tenancies Owners and renters63% own their home

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure

Outdoors

More woodland lies at the edge of Kilkelly than Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 10% of the land within 1 km

Nearly three quarters of homes are within 400 m of green space, lower than both Co. Mayo’s towns (85%) and Irish towns (92%). Among the protected sites near Kilkelly is River Moy SAC. Per 1,000 residents, Kilkelly has 0.3 ha of green space.

74%of homes near green space

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

Kilkelly0.3 ha

Co. Mayo2.6 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Woodland within 1 km	10%	3.2%	2.7%
Near a park	74%	85%	92%
Paths per km² of town	0.1 km per km²	0.6 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Green space per 1,000 residents	0.3 ha	2.6 ha	4.1 ha

74%

Near a park

0.3 ha

Green space

1 km

Footpaths

2.5%

Protected for nature

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Protected nature2.5% of the land within 5 km · River Moy SAC Green space nearby74% of homes within 400 m Parks0.3 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails1 km of paths · 0 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Work & commute

Kilkelly has higher unemployment than Co. Mayo’s towns or Irish towns: 18%

At the census, 7.4% of workers worked mainly from home. In work: 64% of residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). Getting to work takes 24.3 min on average.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van85%

Walk6%

Bus1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2022	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Unemployment rate	18%	11%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	39%	55%	31%
Median household income	€40,760	€49,791	€57,760
In work, 15 to 64	64%	67%	68%

€40,760

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

Full pageKilkelly’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment18% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€40,760 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

Older residents shape Kilkelly: 18% are 65 or over, above Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns

0.2% speak Irish daily outside school, below both Co. Mayo’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). One measure of its mix: 27% of residents were born abroad. Under 15: just over a fifth of residents.

37.6median age

KilkellyCo. MayoIreland

Co. MayoIreland

Ages · share of residents

18%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none16%

Lower secondary18%

Leaving Cert39%

Diploma or cert8%

Degree or higher19%

Women and men · all residents

49.9% of Kilkelly’s residents are women

214 women and 215 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilkelly
	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
Under 15	21%	21%	20%
15–24	11%	11%	12%
25–44	28%	30%	29%
45–64	22%	24%	24%
65+	18%	14%	14%
Primary or none	16%	9.5%	9.7%
Lower secondary	18%	13%	14%
Leaving Cert	39%	40%	35%
Diploma or cert	8.2%	5.8%	5.8%
Degree or higher	19%	31%	36%

Full pageKilkelly’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages37.6 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households181 households · 2.3 people per household Where born27% born outside Ireland Irish speakers32% can speak Irish · 0.2% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

57% of Kilkelly’s voters turned out at the local elections (Co. Mayo towns 60%, Irish towns 46%)

Turnout at the general election came to 64%. Mayo County Council runs Kilkelly: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. There is no majority on Mayo County Council; Fine Gael have the most seats, 10 of 30, short of 16.

10/30seats held by Fine Gael

Seats on Mayo County · June 2024

Fine Gael10

Fianna Fáil10

Independent7

Sinn Féin1

Independent Ireland1

Aontú1

Turnout	Kilkelly	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 pageKilkelly’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Kilkelly 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

Schools

100% of schools around Kilkelly get DEIS support, above Co. Mayo’s towns and Irish towns

Within 3 km of Kilkelly there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 57.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
S.N. Nmh Treasa DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	57	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Kilkelly	Co. Mayo	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	100%	18%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	4%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.3 km

to the nearest primary school

10 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageKilkelly’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time57 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Kilkelly?”

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

Museum of Country Life and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Kilkelly; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseum of Country Life24 km west · 99K visitors a year

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey38 km east

CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary40 km south

CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen33 km northwest

CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral33 km northwest

CastleBallylahan Castle18 km northwest

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

Photo credits (6)

Museum of Country Life: Shanehahaha, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, 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
Ballylahan Castle: Pamela Norrington, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilkelly

15pages on Kilkelly

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards13.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people2 notable people born here

Famous people from around Kilkelly

2 notable people were born in Kilkelly; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

George HarrisonIrish republican (1915–2004)

Joe O'GradyAustralian rules footballer (1872-1899)

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

Joe LydonBoxer (1878-1937) · born in Swinford

John T. McNicholasRoman Catholic Bishop of Duluth; Archbi… · born in Kiltimagh · 1877–1950

Matt MolloyIrish musician · born in Ballaghaderreen · born 1947

Kilkelly’s neighbours

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

KnockKiltimaghSwinfordCharlestown-BellahyBallyhaunisBallaghaderreenKilkelly

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kilkelly	429	—	—	—	—	—
Knock	1,029	9.7	—	A	A	B
Kiltimagh	1,232	10	—	A⁻	B⁺	B⁺
Swinford	1,459	10	—	A	C⁺	C⁺
Charlestown-Bellahy	1,172	11	—	A	B⁺	B
Ballyhaunis	2,773	13	B⁺	A⁺	B	C⁺
Ballaghaderreen Roscommon	2,387	18	—	A⁺	C⁺	D

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

Questions about Kilkelly

Is Kilkelly growing?

Kilkelly had 429 people at the 2022 census, up from 408 in 2016: 5.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Kilkelly a young town or an old one?

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

About Kilkelly

Urban area in Co. Mayo

429 people live in Kilkelly, 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: 429 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Mayo
Council: Mayo County Council
Local electoral area: Swinford
Dáil constituency: Mayo
Name in Irish: Cill Cheallaigh
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
CSO code: UA:29308

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).