Clonee’s story
Clonee: 3 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 8 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 0%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1800House, Clonee
- 1840Clonee Bridge
- 1850Water pump, Clonee
CloneeCo. Meath
Over-65s are only 6% of the population. Some 1,205 people live in this town, in Co. Meath.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Thomas Nugent · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
1,205
CSO, Census 2022 · Meath County Council
Median age
34.2
6% are 65+ · Co. Meath 9%
Degree level
47%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
22%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Clonee a good place to live?
Clonee’s standout strength is jobs & income (A): 78% of people aged 15 to 64 are in work, and unemployment is 6%. Crime is low: 3 violent crimes and 4.1 burglaries and acts of criminal damage recorded per 1,000 residents a year. Housing is expensive: the median home here went for €410,000, 4.7 times the median household income. Most journeys need a car: just over a fifth of commuters walk, cycle or take the bus or train, against 23% in the typical Irish town.
Figures: work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO. Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Clonee has subject grades only.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level.
What makes Clonee stand out
The 3 things Clonee does most differently from other towns.
How Clonee grades
Each subject compares Clonee with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Irish towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Clonee has subject grades only.
Hazard riskRadon is barely a concern: almost no homes exceed the reference levelA+Open →Jobs & income6% unemployedAOpen →Safety3 violent crimes per 1,000 residentsB+Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC+Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC+Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB−Open →
SchoolsNot graded in Ireland: schools’ exam results aren’t published school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)–
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonee.
Natural hazardsHazard risk A+
Clonee has low radon, steady ground and few homes standing low by a big river or the sea
Clonee is protected by the River Tolka (Clonee and Dunboyne) Scheme. Landslides: none of Clonee lies in a high-susceptibility zone. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level.
0%of homes in high-radon areasA+Hazard risk Grade
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 0% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
1
flood relief scheme: River Tolka (Clonee and Dunboyne) Scheme
229
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Work & commuteJobs & income A
Household income in Clonee, €86,940 a year, runs above Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
6% of the labour force were unemployed, below Co. Meath’s towns (7.3%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. Workers spend 34.3 min getting to work, on average.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van67%
Bus11%
Walk6%
Train, DART or Luas4%
Bicycle2%
| Census 2022 | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 78% | 70% | 68% |
| Median household income | €86,940 | €73,360 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 34.3 min | 32.9 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6% | 7.3% | 9.2% |
€86,940
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Meath €70,657
10%
worked mainly from home, 2022
16%
trips of an hour or more
3,692
on the Live Register, County Meath, September 2026
C+
Walkability: better than 36% of Irish towns
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.
Schools
Schools around Clonee have lost ground: pupils −4% since 2019, below Co. Meath’s towns and Irish towns
25 schools lie within 3 km of Clonee: 19 primary schools and 6 secondary schools. DEIS, the support scheme, covers 28% of them, between Co. Meath’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (35%). For secondary school, the closest is Coláiste Pobail Setanta, 1.3 km from the town.
25schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 632 | Catholic |
| St Peter's CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 1,214 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Thulach na nÓg GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 360 | Inter-denominational |
| Blakestown Community School DEISIn the DEIS schemePost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 563 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic12
Multi-denominational7
Church of Ireland1
Inter-denominational5
| Schools within 3 km | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −4% | +4% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 0% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 28% | 0% | 35% |
12,320
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−4%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
1.3 km
to the nearest primary school
1.3 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
SafetySafety B+
Clonee records theft at 2.3 times the rate of a typical town its size
Violent crime ran at 3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (3.7) and Irish towns (5.7). Assaults and harassment topped the graded crimes in Clonee (2023–2025). The overall crime rate is 40.3 per 1,000 residents a year.
3violent incidents per 1,000 a yearB+Safety Grade
Compared with towns its sizeFewer incidents against residents per 1,000 than 53% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people: about the middle for its size. Context only, not part of the grade.
Recorded by type · per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025
Dangerous acts13.6
Theft8.8
Road traffic7.4
Assault2.4
Damage2.3
Burglary1.8
Public order1.7
Against justice0.9
Drugs0.8
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 3 | 3.7 | 5.7 |
| Burglary & damage | 4.1 | 4.2 | 6.4 |
| Theft | 8.8 | 9.5 | 15.3 |
3
violent incidents per 1,000 a year
4.1
burglary and damage per 1,000 a year
567
incidents a year, Dunboyne Garda area
7
against residents per 1,000, as graded
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
HousingCost of living C+
Clonee is a renters’ town: 33% of households rent privately, more than in Co. Meath’s towns and across Irish towns
Social housing holds 1% of households, below both Co. Meath’s towns (9%) and Irish towns (13%). 66% of households are owner-occupiers.
€410Kmedian sale priceC+Cost of living Grade
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Clonee€410K
Co. Meath€375K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €425,000 | 90 |
| Second-hand homes | €366,000 | 75 |
| The last 12 months | €450,000 | 33 |
| Housing | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 1% | 9% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 33% | 15% | 22% |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,872 | €1,639 | €1,606 |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 74% | 61% |
66%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
33%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,872
a month on new tenancies, Clonee
5.8
times median household income, County Meath
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Climate
Midwinter lows in Clonee sink below those of 81% of Irish towns
January nights bottom out at 2.2°C in Clonee, above Co. Meath’s towns (2.1°C) but below Irish towns (2.9°C). The mean temperature over a year locally is 10.0°C. Expect July highs of around 20.0°C here.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.5°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn14.0°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 825 mm | 855 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.9°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
2.2°C
January low
825 mm
Rain a year
88 mm
Wettest month
33
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Outdoors
More woodland lies at the edge of Clonee than Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: 4.2% of the land within 1 km
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Its paths and tracks come to 2.6 km per km², above both Co. Meath’s towns (1.3 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Per 1,000 residents, Clonee has 0.7 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clonee0.7 ha
Co. Meath2.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.2% | 1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 95% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 2.6 km per km² | 1.3 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
0.7 ha
Green space
15 km
Footpaths
4.2%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Clonee’s weather today: light showers, with a high of 11 degrees
A passing shower is possible today, but barely measurable; the breeze reaches 25 km/h, and the low is 10°C. Later in the week, highs run between 7°C and 11°C, peaking on Thursday. The forecast for Clonee beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night.
11°C / 10°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 | 204 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 171 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 209 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 241 mm |
11°C / 10°C
Today
1.3 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
22 km/h
Wind
79%
Humidity
9 h 17 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Who lives here
48% of people in Clonee were born abroad, more than in Co. Meath’s towns and across Irish towns
Nearly a tenth of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Co. Meath’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). Retirement age and beyond: 5.6% of residents are 65 or older. Graduates make up 47% of adults.
34.2median age
CloneeCo. MeathIreland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary8%
Leaving Cert31%
Diploma or cert9%
Degree or higher47%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.0% of Clonee
591 women and 614 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 47% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 16% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 5.6% | 9.2% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.5% | 7.7% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 31% | 37% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 9.3% | 7% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 47% | 36% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Meath and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
15 votes decided the last seat in Ratoath
Meath County Council is the council for Clonee, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. In the Dáil, Clonee is part of Meath East, which elects 4 TDs. The town sits in the Ratoath local electoral area, which elects 7 councillors.
11/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Meath County · June 2024
Independent11
Fine Gael11
Fianna Fáil9
Sinn Féin6
Aontú2
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 47% | 46% |
7
Councillors
11/40
Independent seats on Meath County, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Meath East
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Clonee counts 3 buildings on the architectural inventory
For its size, Clonee has 25 buildings on the national inventory per 10,000 residents. The archaeological record lists 8 sites here. 0.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Co. Meath’s towns (1.4%) and Irish towns (3.4%).
3inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional3
Among them
- House, Clonee 1800
- Clonee Bridge 1840
- Water pump, Clonee 1850
8
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1800
earliest dated inventory building
0%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 25 | 29 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 8 | 24 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0.2% | 1.4% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
HealthHealth B−
For its ages, fewer people in Clonee live with a disability than in Co. Meath’s towns or Irish towns: 77 per 100 expected
2.2% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, below Co. Meath’s towns (4.8%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Clonee runs at 214 per 100 expected. Disability touches 13% of the town’s population.
91%good or very good healthB−Health Grade
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health214
Disability77
Co. Meath105
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Clonee | Co. Meath | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 2.2% | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 13% | 19% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.7% | 1.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 91% | 88% |
214
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Meath 105
77
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
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Aquazone and 2 more in and around Clonee
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clonee. Best known first.
Water parkWater parkAquazone4.5 km outside town, to the eastGardenGardenHamwood House and Gardens4.4 km outside town, to the westCastleCastleLuttrellstown Castle3.8 km outside town, to the south
Places: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clonee
15pages on Clonee
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 3 buildings in Clonee, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 8 sites here.
Famous people from around Clonee
No notable person born in Clonee is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
A
Alex O'HanlonIrish association football player · born in Blanchardstown · born 1996E
Eva Henrietta HamiltonIrish artist (1876-1960) · born in DunboynePhoto credits
John Bruton: Friends of Europe, CC BY 2.0 · Graham Carey: Biser Todorov, CC BY 4.0 · Roderic O'Gorman: Roderic O'Gorman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Niall Quinn: TheChrisD, CC BY-SA 3.0
Clonee’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
OngarClonsillaDunboyneMulhuddartHollystownBlanchardstownClonee
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonee | 1,205 | — | — | C+ | B+ | B− |
| Ongar Dublin | 13,390 | 1.4 | A− | B | C+ | A |
| Clonsilla Dublin | 22,510 | 2 | B− | C− | C+ | A− |
| Dunboyne | 7,155 | 2.2 | A+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Mulhuddart Dublin | 19,252 | 3.4 | B− | B | C+ | C |
| Hollystown Dublin | 12,884 | 4.1 | B | C− | C+ | A |
| Blanchardstown Dublin | 24,613 | 4.4 | B | B− | C+ | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Clonee
How old are the people of Clonee?
The median age in Clonee is 34.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 23% of residents are under 15 and 6% are 65 or over.
Is Clonee growing?
Clonee had 1,205 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,137 in 2016: 6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Clonee get to work?
10% mostly work from home, and 27% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Clonee
Urban area in Co. Meath
Clonee has 1,205 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
- 1,205 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Meath
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Local electoral area
- Ratoath
- Dáil constituency
- Meath East
- Name in Irish
- Cluain Aodha
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:11407
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).