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Its population rose 11% from 2016 to 2022. 352 people call this town in Co. Monaghan home.
A typical home sold for €228,600, or 4.6 years of the town’s median household income. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 10 buildings here. A degree is held by 15% of adults. 13% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Newbliss has none.
The 3 things Newbliss does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Newbliss.
Under 1% of homes in Newbliss are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Newbliss lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Newbliss | 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.
Summer highs in Newbliss reach 19.1°C in July. Across the year it averages 9.2°C, below Co. Monaghan’s towns (9.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. A year brings 1,050 mm of rain to Newbliss.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.2°C | 9.5°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.5°C | 1.8°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.1°C | 19.4°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,050 mm | 992 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Asked at the census, nearly nine in ten residents of Newbliss said they were in good or very good health. Allowing for its ages, Newbliss has 110 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Co. Monaghan’s towns (93) and Irish towns (106) alike. At the census, 0.6% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 2.8% | 4.7% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.6% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 23% | 21% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 55% of households, higher than Co. Monaghan’s towns (51%) yet lower than Irish towns (61%). The private rented sector houses 17% of households.
| Housing | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 27% | 21% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 28% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €229K | €230K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 55% | 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.
Within 1 km, 4.1% of the land is woodland, between Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.5%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Per 1,000 residents, Newbliss has 0.7 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 50% | 67% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.0 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.1% | 5.5% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 0% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Driving is how just over four in five commuters got to work at the census. In work: 62% of residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (66%) and Irish towns (68%). 5.3% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census.
| Census 2022 | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 14% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 62% | 66% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 47% | 31% |
| Median household income | €50,090 | €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.
One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. 20% were born abroad, below both Co. Monaghan’s towns (31%) and Irish towns (22%). Aged 15 to 24: 11% of residents.
Women make up 49.1% of Newbliss
173 women and 179 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 22% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 23% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 19% | 14% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 25% | 16% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.7% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 15% | 25% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Monaghan and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
One council serves Newbliss: Monaghan County Council. 56% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Monaghan’s towns (55%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). There is no majority on Monaghan County Council; Sinn Féin have the most seats, 8 of 18, short of 10.
| Turnout | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 55% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 64% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
4.9% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Co. Monaghan’s towns (5.2%) yet higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Newbliss, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 284 | 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
One school lies within 3 km of Newbliss. 101 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeevan Central N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 101 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Newbliss | Co. Monaghan | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Newbliss; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan15 km northeast
CathedralThe Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Saint Felim23 km southwest
CastleCastle Leslie24 km northeast
CastleCloughoughter Castle27 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fethlimidh’s Cathedral27 km southwest
CastleCabra Castle36 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Newbliss, each of regional importance.
One notable person was born in Newbliss; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Charles Gavan Duffy: not stated, Public domain · Jonathan Douglas: currybet, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Newbliss had 352 people at the 2022 census, up from 318 in 2016: 10.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
5% mostly work from home, and 36% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Newbliss is 39.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Monaghan
352 people live in Newbliss, 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).