Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Monaghan has a population of 405. The population grew 13% between 2016 and 2022.
Half the homes sold for more than €307,200, a price of 6.1 times what the median household earns. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 17 buildings here. It skews older: 26% of residents are 65 or over. On the way to work, 13% walk, cycle or take the bus or train.
At under 1,000 residents, Inniskeen is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Inniskeen does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Inniskeen.
Within 3 km of Inniskeen there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Deagha Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 286 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +39% | +8% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 17% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 36% | 35% |
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.
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. No part of Inniskeen is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 1.2% | 0.5% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A year brings 915 mm of rain, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (992 mm) and close to Irish towns (937 mm). The annual mean in Inniskeen is 9.8°C. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.8°C here.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.1°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 915 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A fifth of residents have a disability, close to Co. Monaghan’s towns (21%) and below Irish towns (22%). Ages taken into account, Inniskeen counts 108 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.3% of the town.
| Census 2022 | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.9% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 88% |
| 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
Private renters make up 18% of households, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (28%) and Irish towns (22%). The social rented sector houses 13% of households.
| Housing | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 68% | 51% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 28% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 13% | 21% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €307K | €230K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², lower than both Co. Monaghan’s towns (1.0 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 0.6 ha for every 1,000 people in Inniskeen. 2 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 67% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.2% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 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.
Later in the week, highs run between 8°C and 11°C, peaking on Thursday. The forecast for Inniskeen beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 10°C and drops to 4°C at night. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 23 km/h; the coldest it gets is 8°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 245 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 188 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 257 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Working from home was the norm for 10% of workers at the census. Commutes averaged 24 min, close to Co. Monaghan’s towns (24.6 min) and below Irish towns (27.6 min). 69% of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census.
| Census 2022 | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 8.3% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | 47% | 31% |
| Average trip | 24 min | 24.6 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 66% | 68% |
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.
22% are under 15, near Co. Monaghan’s towns (22%) and higher than Irish towns (20%).
Women make up 48.9% of Inniskeen
198 women and 207 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 26% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 32% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.1% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 55%, close to Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) and above Irish towns (46%). Monaghan County Council is the one council for Inniskeen; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. 64% voted at the general election. There is no majority on Monaghan County Council; Sinn Féin have the most seats, 8 of 18, short of 10.
| Turnout | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 55% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 8% of the total, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.2%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Beneath and around the town lie 9 recorded archaeological sites. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 17 buildings in Inniskeen, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Inniskeen | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 420 | 191 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8% | 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
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Inniskeen; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleCastle Roche7.9 km northeast
CastleSlane Castle33 km south
Historic houseMonasterboice High Cross and Round Tower27 km southeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksOld Mellifont Abbey30 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksCarlingford Castle26 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 17 buildings in Inniskeen, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 9 sites here.
3 notable people were born in Inniskeen.
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inniskeen | 405 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carrickmacross | 5,745 | 9.2 | B | B+ | C+ | B+ |
| Dundalk Louth | 43,112 | 12 | C− | B− | C− | C+ |
| Dromiskin Louth | 1,292 | 15 | — | C | A− | B |
| Castleblayney | 3,926 | 16 | C+ | A− | C+ | C+ |
| Ardee Louth | 5,478 | 17 | C | B− | C | B− |
| Castlebellingham-Kilsaran Louth | 1,232 | 17 | — | B− | A− | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Inniskeen had 405 people at the 2022 census, up from 360 in 2016: 12.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Inniskeen is 41.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
Inniskeen has 405 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).