Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 433 people, lies in Co. Monaghan.
The median home sold for €228,600, 4.1 times the town’s median household income. 5% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for €228,600 from 2023 to 2025.
Bellanode isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 2 things Bellanode does most differently from other towns.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellanode.
2 schools lie within 3 km of Bellanode: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urbleshanny N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 296 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +12% | +8% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Under 1% of homes in Bellanode are estimated to have radon above the reference level. No part of Bellanode is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 1.8°C in Bellanode, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.8°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). Averaged across the seasons, Bellanode sits at 9.5°C. A July afternoon in Bellanode typically reaches 19.4°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.8°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,015 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 23% of people here had a disability, about level with Irish towns (22%) and above Co. Monaghan’s towns (21%). Ages taken into account, Bellanode counts 125 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Self-reported good health: 89% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 2.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 8% of households, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (13%). Private tenants account for nearly a fifth of households.
| Housing | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 8% | 21% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 51% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €229K | €230K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 19% | 28% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area H18, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 1% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Per 1,000 residents, Bellanode has 0.4 ha of green space. 9 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 42% | 67% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.4 ha | 1.4 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Little rain is due later in the week: 5 of the next 6 days stay dry. In Bellanode, the November norm is a high of 10°C and a low of 4°C. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 20 km/h and a low near 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 290 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 211 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 239 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 274 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
5.5% of workers worked mainly from home, near Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.4%) and lower than Irish towns (11%). Unemployment runs at 6.9%. Among people aged 15 to 64, 70% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.9% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 48% | 47% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 66% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23.9 min | 24.6 min | 27.6 min |
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.
23% are under 15, above both Co. Monaghan’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (20%). Among adults, 31% have a degree. Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
48.7% of Bellanode’s residents are women
211 women and 222 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.2% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 14% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 31% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Monaghan County Council; Sinn Féin have the most seats, 8 of 18, short of 10. Bellanode is run by Monaghan County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Turnout at the last local elections was 52%, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) but above Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 55% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.8% of the total, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.2%) but above Irish towns (3.4%). Bellanode’s built heritage counts 6 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Bellanode | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 139 | 191 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 17 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Bellanode. Best known first.
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan4.7 km outside town, to the east
Art galleryMarket House, Monaghan3.8 km outside town, to the east
MuseumMonaghan County Museum3.7 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryThe Market House, Venue and Gallery3.8 km outside town, to the eastHistoric siteHistoric siteThe Barn4.5 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Bellanode’s built heritage counts 6 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
No notable person born in Bellanode is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
6% mostly work from home, and 48% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Bellanode had 433 people at the 2022 census, up from 419 in 2016: 3.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Bellanode is 40.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
433 people live in Bellanode, 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)
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).