Clontibret’s story
Clontibret has 3 buildings on the National Inventory
0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1840Saint Mary's Catholic Church
- 1875Moys National School
- 1900Post box, Tullybuck
ClontibretCo. Monaghan
191 people call this town in Co. Monaghan home.
3 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Deadstar · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
191
CSO, Census 2022 · Monaghan County Council
Median age
35.9
9% are 65+ · Co. Monaghan 16%
Degree level
31%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Clontibret a good place to live?
Buying the median home, at €228,600, takes 3.8 times the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 4% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Only nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Clontibret out for now.
What makes Clontibret stand out
The 3 things Clontibret does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% 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.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 9% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clontibret.
Schools
Schools around Clontibret are filling: pupils +18% since 2019, more than in Co. Monaghan’s towns or across Irish towns
Within 3 km of Clontibret there are 3 schools (3 primary schools).
3schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 202 | Catholic |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic2
Church of Ireland1
| Schools within 3 km | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 36% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +18% | +8% | +4% |
285
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+18%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.1 km
to the nearest primary school
6.4 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Natural hazards
Radon reaches above the reference level in about 6.9% of Clontibret’s homes
The ground under Clontibret carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
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 | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | under 0.1% | 0% |
89
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winter nights bite in Clontibret: January lows of 1.7°C, colder than Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns
The year’s mean temperature is 9.5°C, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (9.5°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Summer highs in Clontibret reach 19.4°C in July. The town gets 1,028 mm of rain a year.
19.4°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter7.9°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer18.8°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.7°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,028 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
19.4°C
July high
1.7°C
January low
1,028 mm
Rain a year
106 mm
Wettest month
40
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Fewer people in Clontibret are in bad health than its ages would predict: 35 per 100 expected, under Co. Monaghan’s towns and Irish towns
3.1% of residents in Clontibret care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. At the census, 0.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2%). Ages taken into account, Clontibret counts 71 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health35
Disability71
Co. Monaghan138
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.5% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3.1% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 87% | 88% |
35
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Monaghan 138
71
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
More households own their home in Clontibret than in Co. Monaghan’s towns or across Irish towns: 72%
Social housing holds 5% of households. 23% rent privately, lower than Co. Monaghan’s towns (28%) yet higher than Irish towns (22%).
€229Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Clontibret€229K
Co. Monaghan€230K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 5% | 21% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 51% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €229K | €230K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 23% | 28% | 22% |
72%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
23%
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 H18, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Green space is close to home in Clontibret: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than Co. Monaghan’s towns or Irish towns
Clontibret has 21.0 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, above both Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.4 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Within 1 km, 0.7% of the land is woodland, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clontibret21.0 ha
Co. Monaghan1.4 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 67% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.7% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 21.0 ha | 1.4 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
100%
Near a park
21.0 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Clontibret today: partly cloudy, topping out at 10 degrees
The coming days top out somewhere between 6°C and 10°C; Thursday looks warmest. Clontibret’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 4°C. It stays dry from start to finish today, with wind of 19 km/h or less and a low near 5°C.
10°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 283 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 213 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 251 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 281 mm |
10°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
95%
Humidity
9 h 12 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 3.7% of commuters in Clontibret go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Monaghan’s towns and Irish towns
Short trips: 35% under 15 minutes, between Co. Monaghan’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (31%). 1.2% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. By car: that was how 95% of commuters travelled at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van95%
Walk4%
| Census 2022 | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 7.6% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €60,770 | €44,888 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 35% | 47% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 70% | 66% | 68% |
€60,770
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Monaghan €50,617
1%
worked mainly from home, 2022
9%
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
Children make up 27% of Clontibret, above Co. Monaghan’s towns and Irish towns
People 65 and over make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. Also worth knowing: 19% of residents were born abroad.
35.9median age
ClontibretCo. MonaghanIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary22%
Leaving Cert32%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher31%
Women and men · all residents
52.4% of Clontibret’s residents are women
100 women and 91 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.4% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 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+
Town hall
Turnout in Cavan-Monaghan was among the highest at the 2024 general election
Local government for Clontibret is Monaghan County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections, between Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) and Irish towns (46%). At the general election, 64% of voters took part. There is no majority on Monaghan County Council; Sinn Féin have the most seats, 8 of 18, short of 10.
8/18seats held by Sinn Féin
Seats on Monaghan County · June 2024
Sinn Féin8
Fine Gael6
Fianna Fáil3
Independent1
| Turnout | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 55% | 46% |
7
Councillors
8/18
Sinn Féin seats on Monaghan County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Cavan-Monaghan
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Clontibret has 157 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Monaghan towns 191, Irish towns 48)
3 of Clontibret’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
3inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional3
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1840
earliest dated inventory building
0%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Clontibret | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 157 | 191 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 0% | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| 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
Nearby attractions
All attractions →St Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan and 5 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clontibret; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan7.6 km northwest
CastleCastle Leslie12 km north
CastleCastle Roche30 km southeast
CastleCabra Castle34 km south
MuseumCounty Museum Dundalk38 km southeastMuseumMuseumPatrick Kavanagh Centre30 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 (5)
- 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
- County Museum Dundalk: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clontibret
15pages on Clontibret
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
3 of Clontibret’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
Famous people from around Clontibret
One notable person was born in Clontibret; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
R
Robert Gregg BuryIrish clergyman and classical philologist (1869–1951)
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
Clontibret’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
MonaghanBallybayCastleblayneyClontibret
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clontibret | 191 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monaghan | 7,894 | 8.1 | A− | A | C+ | B+ |
| Ballybay | 1,329 | 10 | — | A+ | B | B− |
| Castleblayney | 3,926 | 13 | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Clontibret
How old are the people of Clontibret?
The median age in Clontibret is 35.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Clontibret get to work?
1% mostly work from home, and 35% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Clontibret growing?
Clontibret had 191 people at the 2022 census, up from 186 in 2016: 2.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Clontibret
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
Clontibret has 191 people, 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
- 191 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Monaghan
- Council
- Monaghan County Council
- Local electoral area
- Monaghan
- Dáil constituency
- Cavan-Monaghan
- Name in Irish
- Cluain Tiobrad
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:34028
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).