Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
443 residents make their home in this town in Co. Monaghan.
The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 44 buildings here. Public transport, bikes and feet take just over one in ten commuters to work.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Glaslough out for now.
The 3 things Glaslough does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glaslough.
Some 3.2% of homes in Glaslough are estimated to exceed the radon reference level. No part of Glaslough is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Glaslough | 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.
Midwinter nights in Glaslough bottom out at 2.0°C on average. The year’s mean temperature is 9.7°C, about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (9.5°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.6°C in the town.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.0°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 929 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Ages taken into account, Glaslough counts 60 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. At the census, 1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (2.4%) and Irish towns (2%). On top of that, a disability affects 14% of people in the town.
| Census 2022 | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.6% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up just over a fifth of households, lower than Co. Monaghan’s towns (28%) and near Irish towns (22%). Nearly a fifth of households live in social housing. Home ownership stands at 57% of households.
| Housing | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €229K | €230K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 21% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 21% | 28% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 57% | 51% | 61% |
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.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.5 km per km², about level with Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away. 2 parks, 1 ha of green space: that is the measure of Glaslough’s parkland.
| Outdoors | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 22% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 67% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The next 6 days bring little rain: 5 of them stay dry. Glaslough’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 10°C, nights 4°C. Expect no rain today, only a light breath of wind up to 19 km/h, and a low of 5°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 259 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 192 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 226 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 253 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
At the census, 12% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (23%). Unemployment runs at 7.9%. Income per household averages €50,810 a year, before tax.
| Census 2022 | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 77% | 66% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.9% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 47% | 31% |
| Median household income | €50,810 | €44,888 | €57,760 |
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.
Just over two in five adults hold a degree, above both Co. Monaghan’s towns (25%) and Irish towns (36%). People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Under 15: 22% of residents.
Women make up 51.9% of Glaslough
230 women and 213 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.7% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.8% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 52%, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) but above Irish towns (46%). Local government for Glaslough is Monaghan County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. 64% voted at the general election. No party holds a majority on Monaghan County Council: Sinn Féin lead with 8 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
| Turnout | Glaslough | 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 12.1% of the total, higher than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The Sites and Monuments Record holds 9 entries for the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 44 buildings in Glaslough, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Glaslough | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 993 | 191 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.1% | 5.2% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 17 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 44 buildings in Glaslough, 1 of national or international importance. 9 archaeological sites are on the record here.
4 notable people were born in Glaslough.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
4% mostly work from home, and 39% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Glaslough had 443 people at the 2022 census, up from 437 in 2016: 1.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Glaslough is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
Glaslough has 443 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)
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).