Annayalla’s story
Nothing in Annayalla is on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Explore the history →AnnayallaCo. Monaghan
Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022. With 205 residents, it is a town in Co. Monaghan.
Population
205
CSO, Census 2022 · Monaghan County Council
Median age
28.4
3% are 65+ · Co. Monaghan 16%
Degree level
29%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
5%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Annayalla a good place to live?
Home prices sit at a median €228,000, which is 4.5 years of the town’s median household income. Few residents are of retirement age: 3% are 65 or over. 5% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
There are no grades for Annayalla: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Annayalla stand out
The 3 things Annayalla does most differently from other towns.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 3% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
5% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
39% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Annayalla.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Annayalla; flooding isn’t measured here
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Annayalla has radon above the reference level. The ground under Annayalla carries no high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside 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 | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
71
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Annayalla has colder winters than Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 1.4°C
Across the year it averages 9.1°C, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (9.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A July afternoon in Annayalla typically reaches 19.1°C. A year brings 1,046 mm of rain to Annayalla.
19.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter7.6°C
Spring12.4°C
Summer18.5°C
Autumn13.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.1°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.4°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,046 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
19.1°C
July high
1.4°C
January low
1,046 mm
Rain a year
108 mm
Wettest month
40
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Annayalla has 56 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than in Co. Monaghan’s towns and across Irish towns
A disability affects 9.3% of people in Annayalla. At the census, 94% of people in Annayalla called their health good or very good, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Unpaid caring falls to 3.9% of the town’s residents.
94%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health0
Disability56
Co. Monaghan138
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 94%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 0%
| Census 2022 | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 94% | 87% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 9.3% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
0
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Monaghan 138
56
disability per 100 expected · Co. Monaghan 93
83.5 · 79.5
life expectancy, women · men, the Border 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
Housing
Annayalla is a renters’ town: 33% of households rent privately, more than in Co. Monaghan’s towns and across Irish towns
12% of households live in social housing. Owners make up 55% of households, between Co. Monaghan’s towns (51%) and Irish towns (61%).
€228Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Annayalla€228K
Co. Monaghan€230K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 33% | 28% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 21% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €228K | €230K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 55% | 51% | 61% |
55%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
33%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,028
a month on new tenancies, County Monaghan
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A75, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More homes in Annayalla are a short walk from green space than in Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns: 100%
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Annayalla offers 1.3 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Within 5 km, 2 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Annayalla1.3 ha
Co. Monaghan1.4 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 67% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.5% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
1.3 ha
Green space
1 km
Footpaths
1.5%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Annayalla: 10 degrees and partly cloudy today
Expect a dry, calm day today: wind no stronger than 19 km/h, and 7°C at the coldest. Little rain is due later in the week: 5 of the next 6 days stay dry. What counts as normal for Annayalla in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 3°C.
10°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January7°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 1°C | 286 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 4°C | 218 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 257 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 286 mm |
10°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
18 km/h
Wind
82%
Humidity
9 h 12 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Annayalla walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns: 5.4%
Working mainly from home: 7.5% of workers, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.4%) but below Irish towns (11%). At the census, 86% of commuters went by car. The census found 71% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van86%
Walk3%
Bus2%
| Census 2022 | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 66% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 42% | 47% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €50,790 | €44,888 | €57,760 |
€50,790
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Monaghan €50,617
8%
worked mainly from home, 2022
8%
trips of an hour or more
1,635
on the Live Register, County Monaghan, 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
Annayalla has fewer older residents than Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns: 2.9% are 65 or over
Born abroad: 32% of residents, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (31%) and above Irish towns (22%). Children under 15 count for 32% of the people here. On top of that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents.
28.4median age
AnnayallaCo. MonaghanIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none7%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher29%
Women and men · all residents
53.2% of Annayalla’s residents are women
109 women and 96 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 32% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 20% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 2.9% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.2% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Turnout in Cavan-Monaghan was among the highest at the 2024 general election
Turnout at the last local elections was 55%, near Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). Monaghan County Council runs Annayalla: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. At the general election, 64% of voters took part. With 8 of 18 seats, Sinn Féin are the largest group on Monaghan County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs.
8/18seats held by Sinn Féin
Seats on Monaghan County · June 2024
Sinn Féin8
Fine Gael6
Fianna Fáil3
Independent1
| Turnout | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 55% | 46% |
6
Councillors
8/18
Sinn Féin seats on Monaghan County, the largest party
55%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Cavan-Monaghan
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Schools
Pupil numbers around Annayalla moved −5% since 2019, below Co. Monaghan’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Annayalla there is one school. 195 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annyalla National SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 195 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Annayalla | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +8% | +4% |
195
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.2 km
to the nearest primary school
5.3 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 →St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan and 7 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Annayalla; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan15 km northwest
CastleCastle Leslie19 km north
CastleCastle Roche23 km southeast
CastleCabra Castle27 km south
CastleArdee Castle37 km southeast
MuseumCounty Museum Dundalk31 km southeastPlaces: 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)
- St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Leslie: Lukiebaggs at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Castle Roche: Hazazzy, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cabra Castle: Joseph Mischyshyn, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ardee Castle: Nuala Furley, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- County Museum Dundalk: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Annayalla
15pages on Annayalla
Famous people from around Annayalla
No notable person born in Annayalla is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Charles Gavan Duffy: not stated, Public domain · Jonathan Douglas: currybet, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mary Lee: State Library of South Australia, CC BY 2.0 · Seán Gallagher: Shaneod7, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Aaron McCarey: Mattythewhite, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bernadette Ní Ghallchóir: PBS, Public domain
Annayalla’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CastleblayneyBallybayMonaghanAnnayalla
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annayalla | 205 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castleblayney | 3,926 | 5.7 | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Ballybay | 1,329 | 8.6 | — | A+ | B | B− |
| Monaghan | 7,894 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Annayalla
How old are the people of Annayalla?
The median age in Annayalla is 28.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Annayalla get to work?
8% mostly work from home, and 42% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Annayalla growing?
Annayalla had 205 people at the 2022 census, up from 189 in 2016: 8.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Annayalla
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
205 people live in Annayalla, in the area of Monaghan 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
- 205 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Monaghan
- Council
- Monaghan County Council
- Local electoral area
- Carrickmacross-Castleblayney
- Dáil constituency
- Cavan-Monaghan
- Name in Irish
- Eanaigh Gheala
- Area
- 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:34026
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).