ClonardCo. Meath

It is a town of 364 residents in Co. Meath.

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Photo: Andreas F. Borchert · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

364

CSO, Census 2022 · Meath County Council

Median age

37.8

10% are 65+ · Co. Meath 9%

Degree level

29%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Clonard a good place to live?

Clonard takes 6 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €393,100.

At under 1,000 residents, Clonard is too small for the grades Irish towns get.

What makes Clonard stand out

The one thing Clonard does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

6% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Clonard’s outline

Clonard’s story

Clonard: 2 buildings on the National Inventory

The record adds 1 archaeological site.

Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1805Saint Finian's Catholic Church
1840Gates, Saint Finian's Catholic Church

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonard.

Natural hazards

Radon in Clonard: an estimated 7.6% of homes are above the reference level

The ground under Clonard carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

155

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageClonard’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% 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

Clonard has colder winters than Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 1.9°C

Across the year, Clonard averages 9.8°C. A year brings 898 mm of rain to Clonard. The nearest weather station is Mullingar, 24 km away.

19.9°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.3°C

Spring13.2°C

Summer19.3°C

Autumn13.8°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
January low	1.9°C	2.1°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.8°C	9.9°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	898 mm	855 mm	937 mm

19.9°C

July high

1.9°C

January low

898 mm

Rain a year

92 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageClonard’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.3°C, winter lows 1.9°C At a glanceJuly highs 19.9°C, January lows 1.9°C Rain898 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 92 mm Weather station24 km to the weather station · Mullingar

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

For its ages, Clonard has about as much bad health as expected

6% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, above Co. Meath’s towns (4.8%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.4% of the town. Asked at the census, nine in ten residents of Clonard said they were in good or very good health.

90%good or very good health

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

Bad health88

Disability107

Co. Meath105

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 90%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Unpaid carers	6%	4.8%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	1.4%	1.6%	2%
Good or very good health	90%	91%	88%
With a disability	21%	19%	22%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Meath 105

107

disability per 100 expected · Co. Meath 103

84 · 80.3

life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-East region, 2016

27%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and North East

Full pageClonard’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 88, disability 107 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health90% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84, men 80.3

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 Clonard than in Co. Meath’s towns or across Irish towns: 3%

Owners make up 77% of households, near Co. Meath’s towns (74%) and higher than Irish towns (61%). Council and housing-body homes hold 20% of households.

€393Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Clonard€393K

Co. Meath€375K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Households renting privately	3%	15%	22%
Households in social housing	20%	9%	13%
Households owning their home	77%	74%	61%
Median sale price	€393K	€375K	€350K

77%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,542

a month on new tenancies, County Meath

Full pageClonard’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters77% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €393,100 Renting€1,542 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A83, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Protected nature surrounds Clonard: 5.9% of the land within 5 km, more than Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns

Its paths and tracks come to 0.3 km per km², below both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Per 1,000 residents, Clonard has 11.0 ha of green space. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes.

100%of homes near green space

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

Clonard11.0 ha

Co. Meath2.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Protected nature within 5 km	5.9%	0.8%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.3 km per km²	1.3 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Green space per 1,000 residents	11.0 ha	2.3 ha	4.1 ha
Near a park	100%	95%	92%

100%

Near a park

11.0 ha

Green space

2 km

Footpaths

5.9%

Protected for nature

Full pageClonard’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature5.9% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks11.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 4 ha of green space, 0 parks Paths and trails2 km of paths · 8 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Clonard today: partly cloudy, topping out at 12 degrees

For Clonard, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 24 km/h and the temperature dipping to 7°C. In December, the normal shifts to highs of 8°C and lows of 2°C.

12°C / 7°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	238 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	182 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	224 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	254 mm

12°C / 7°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

79%

Humidity

9 h 17 min

Daylight

Full pageClonard’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead12°C / 7°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 17 min Daylight · 07:32 to 16:50

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

Work & commute

Trips to work from Clonard take longer than from Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: 42.2 min on average

Households take home €65,280 a year before tax, on average. Short trips: 22% under 15 minutes, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (29%) and Irish towns (31%). Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 65% at the census.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van77%

Bus5%

Walk1%

Train, DART or Luas1%

Census 2022	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Average trip	42.2 min	32.9 min	27.6 min
Unemployment rate	11%	7.3%	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	65%	70%	68%
Trips under 15 minutes	22%	29%	31%

€65,280

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Meath €70,657

16%

worked mainly from home, 2022

24%

trips of an hour or more

3,692

on the Live Register, County Meath, September 2026

Full pageClonard’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment11% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€65,280 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time3,692 on the Live Register · +0.2% 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

Few people in Clonard were born abroad: 12%, fewer than in Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns

People 65 and over make up a tenth of the town, between Co. Meath’s towns (9.2%) and Irish towns (14%). Among adults, 29% have a degree. 20% of residents are children under 15.

37.8median age

ClonardCo. MeathIreland

Co. MeathIreland

Ages · share of residents

10%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none14%

Lower secondary15%

Leaving Cert36%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher29%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.4% of Clonard

187 women and 177 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Clonard
	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Under 15	20%	24%	20%
15–24	13%	13%	12%
25–44	28%	28%	29%
45–64	29%	25%	24%
65+	10%	9.2%	14%
Primary or none	14%	7.7%	9.7%
Lower secondary	15%	13%	14%
Leaving Cert	36%	37%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.4%	7%	5.8%
Degree or higher	29%	36%	36%

Full pageClonard’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Where born12% born outside Ireland Ages37.8 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households126 households · 2.9 people per household Irish speakers42% can speak Irish · 0.6% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Meath County Council spends less per resident than most councils

With 11 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Meath County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. Meath County Council is the one council for Clonard; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Turnout at the last local elections was 44%, below Co. Meath’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (46%) alike.

11/40seats held by Independent

Seats on Meath County · June 2024

Independent11

Fine Gael11

Fianna Fáil9

Sinn Féin6

Aontú2

Social Democrats1

Turnout	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	44%	47%	46%
General election, November 2024	58%	60%	59%

Councillors

11/40

Independent seats on Meath County, the largest party

44%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Meath West

Full pageClonard’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 11 of 40 (21 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Trim How Clonard voted44% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Meath towns 47%TDs3 TDs · Meath West

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

More buildings in Clonard are on the national inventory than in Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: 55 per 10,000 residents

Archaeologists have recorded 1 sites here. 2.4% of homes date from before 1919. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Clonard, each rated of regional importance. One archaeological site is on the record here.

2inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional2

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1805

earliest dated inventory building

places pictured on the history page

Heritage	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	55	29	48
Archaeological sites on the record	1	24	11

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NIAH buildings2 buildings on the inventory Older homes2% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments1 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Clonard?”

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

Schools

The nearest secondary school to Clonard is 7.1 km away

Within 3 km of Clonard there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Clonard has 63 pupils.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Scoil Nais Finin Naofa Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	63	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Clonard	Co. Meath	Ireland
Teach through Irish	0%	8%	8%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	0%	35%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.1 km

to the nearest primary school

7.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageClonard’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time63 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Clonard?”

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

Clonard Abbey and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clonard; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey700 m outside town, to the east

Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle19 km northeast

CathedralCathedral of Christ the King23 km west

Historic houseKells High Crosses32 km north

CastleDonore Castle7.1 km northeast

Abbey or prioryBective Abbey26 km northeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trim Castle: Billy Irwin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Kells High Crosses: Pinacle, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Donore Castle: James Allan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Bective Abbey: Klennon77, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Clonard

15pages on Clonard

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards7.6% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.8 History2 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Clonard, each rated of regional importance. One archaeological site is on the record here.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Saint Finian's Catholic ChurchChurch / chapel · 1805

NIAH: Regional

Gates, Saint Finian's Catholic ChurchGates / railings / walls · 1840

Famous people from around Clonard

No notable person born in Clonard is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

John J. GlennonCatholic cardinal (1862–1946) · born in Kinnegad

Mary BrückIrish astronomer (1925–2008) · born in Ballivor

Andrew KillianCatholic archbishop (1872–1939) · born in Edenderry

Max Henry FerrarsBritish author and administrator in 19t… · born in Killucan-Rathwire

John RooneyIrish-born Roman Catholic bishop in Sou… · born in Edenderry · 1844–1927

Patrick GilesIrish politician · born in Longwood · 1899–1965

Photo credits

John J. Glennon: J.C. Strauss, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Andrew Killian: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Clonard’s neighbours

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

KinnegadLongwoodKillucan-RathwireBallivorEdenderryDerrinturnClonard

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Clonard	364	—	—	—	—	—
Kinnegad Westmeath	3,064	5.1	B	B⁺	C⁺	C
Longwood	1,685	6.5	—	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Killucan-Rathwire Westmeath	1,574	9.6	—	B	A	B
Ballivor	1,870	10	—	A⁻	B	D
Edenderry Offaly	7,888	12	C	B⁺	C	C⁻
Derrinturn Kildare	1,837	14	—	B⁻	B⁻	C

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

Questions about Clonard

Do people in Clonard drive to work?

16% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Clonard grown?

Clonard had 364 people at the 2022 census, up from 359 in 2016: 1.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Clonard?

The median age in Clonard is 37.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Clonard

Urban area in Co. Meath

Clonard has 364 people, in the area of Meath 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: 364 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Meath
Council: Meath County Council
Local electoral area: Trim
Dáil constituency: Meath West
Name in Irish: Cluain Ioraird
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:11431

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).