BracknaghCo. Offaly

It is a town of 274 residents in Co. Offaly. It grew by 9% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.

Population

274

CSO, Census 2022 · Offaly County Council

Median age

43.5

21% are 65+ · Co. Offaly 15%

Degree level

19%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Bracknagh a good place to live?

Prices run to a median €390,600, 6.1 times local household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Residents born outside Ireland: 9%. A degree is held by 19% of adults.

Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Bracknagh has none.

What makes Bracknagh stand out

The 3 things Bracknagh does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

7% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Born outside Ireland

Who lives here

The median of Irish towns: 22%

CSO, Census 2022

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

Bracknagh’s outline

Bracknagh’s story

Bracknagh has 2 buildings on the National Inventory

7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

1840Saint Brochan's Catholic Church
1840The Old Schoolhouse

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bracknagh.

Natural hazards

Low radon and steady ground in Bracknagh; flooding isn’t measured here

The ground under Bracknagh carries no high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0%	0%

137

homes mapped for these shares

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Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Bracknagh has warmer summers than Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns: July afternoons reach 20.2°C

Winter lows in Bracknagh average 2.0°C in January. The year’s mean temperature is 9.9°C, about level with Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). October is the wettest month here, with 92 mm of rain on average.

20.2°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.5°C

Spring13.4°C

Summer19.6°C

Autumn14.0°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
January low	2.0°C	2.1°C	2.9°C
July high	20.2°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.9°C	9.9°C	10.3°C
Rain a year	882 mm	899 mm	937 mm

20.2°C

July high

2.0°C

January low

882 mm

Rain a year

92 mm

Wettest month

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At a glanceJuly highs 20.2°C, January lows 2.0°C The yearSummer highs 19.6°C, winter lows 2.0°C Rain882 mm of rain a year · October is the wettest month, 92 mm Weather station41 km to the weather station · Mullingar

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Bad health runs high in Bracknagh for a town of its ages, at 200 per 100 expected, more than in both Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

29% of residents in Bracknagh live with a disability. For its ages, Bracknagh has 124 people with a disability for every 100 expected, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (116) and Irish towns (106). Self-reported good health: 83% of the town’s residents.

83%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health200

Disability124

Co. Offaly157

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 83%Fair 13%Bad or very bad 4%

Census 2022	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	4.4%	2.8%	2%
Unpaid carers	4%	5.9%	5.4%
With a disability	29%	25%	22%
Good or very good health	83%	86%	88%

200

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Offaly 157

124

disability per 100 expected · Co. Offaly 116

83.2 · 80

life expectancy, women · men, the Midland region, 2016

28%

hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and Midlands

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Health GradeBad health 200, disability 124 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health83% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 80

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Most households in Bracknagh own their home: 90%, more than in both Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

5% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%). The private rented sector houses 4% of households.

€391Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Bracknagh€391K

Co. Offaly€233K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Households owning their home	90%	61%	61%
Households renting privately	4%	23%	22%
Households in social housing	5%	17%	13%
Median sale price	€391K	€233K	€350K

90%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,198

a month on new tenancies, County Offaly

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Owners and renters90% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €390,600 Renting€1,198 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Parks and walks in Bracknagh

Within 1 km, 3.5% of the land is woodland, lower than Co. Offaly’s towns (8.7%) yet higher than Irish towns (2.7%).

0%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Bracknagh0.0 ha

Co. Offaly4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Near a park	0%	78%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	3.5%	8.7%	2.7%
Protected nature within 5 km	0%	4.5%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	0.6 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

0 km

Footpaths

3.5%

Woodland

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Parks0.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby0% of homes within 400 m Protected nature0% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails0 km of paths · One trail or greenway within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Bracknagh today: mostly sunny, topping out at 12 degrees

Between 7°C and 11°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Thursday on top. In Bracknagh, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 4°C. No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 22 km/h; the low is 5°C.

12°C / 5°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December8°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	2°C	231 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	180 mm
Summer	20°C	11°C	219 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	253 mm

12°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

11 km/h

Wind

90%

Humidity

9 h 18 min

Daylight

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Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week aheadA normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 18 min Daylight · 07:32 to 16:51

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Commuters in Bracknagh travel further than in Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns, 37.6 min on average

5.7% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 67% were working at the census. At the census, 6.5% of commuters got to work without a car.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van85%

Walk4%

Train, DART or Luas2%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Average trip	37.6 min	23.7 min	27.6 min
Trips under 15 minutes	20%	50%	31%
Unemployment rate	5.7%	12%	9.2%
Median household income	€64,560	€50,278	€57,760

€64,560

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Offaly €56,048

worked mainly from home, 2022

18%

trips of an hour or more

2,937

on the Live Register, County Offaly, September 2026

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Unemployment5.7% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€64,560 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time2,937 on the Live Register · −1.7% on a year earlier

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

Bracknagh skews older, with 21% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Co. Offaly’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. 16% of residents are children under 15. One measure of its mix: 9.1% of residents were born abroad.

43.5median age

BracknaghCo. OffalyIreland

Co. OffalyIreland

Ages · share of residents

21%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none22%

Lower secondary24%

Leaving Cert34%

Diploma or cert1%

Degree or higher19%

Women and men · all residents

47.8% of Bracknagh’s residents are women

131 women and 143 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Bracknagh
	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Under 15	16%	21%	20%
15–24	9.5%	13%	12%
25–44	27%	28%	29%
45–64	27%	24%	24%
65+	21%	15%	14%
Primary or none	22%	15%	9.7%
Lower secondary	24%	17%	14%
Leaving Cert	34%	38%	35%
Diploma or cert	1.1%	6.3%	5.8%
Degree or higher	19%	22%	36%

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Ages43.5 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households108 households · 2.6 people per household Where born9% born outside Ireland Irish speakers31% can speak Irish · 1.7% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

116 votes decided the last seat in Offaly

One council serves Bracknagh: Offaly County Council. With 8 of 19 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Offaly County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. 48% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Offaly’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (46%).

8/19seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Offaly County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil8

Fine Gael5

Sinn Féin3

Independent2

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	48%	50%	46%
General election, November 2024	60%	60%	59%

Councillors

8/19

Fianna Fáil seats on Offaly County, the largest party

48%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Offaly

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Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 8 of 19 (10 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Edenderry How Bracknagh voted48% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Offaly towns 50%TDs3 TDs · Offaly

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Bracknagh has 73 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Offaly towns 119, Irish towns 48)

6.5% of its homes were built before 1919, near Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Bracknagh’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing.

2inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional2

Among them

Saint Brochan's Catholic Church 1840
The Old Schoolhouse 1840

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1840

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	73	119	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	5	11
Homes built before 1919	6.5%	6.5%	3.4%

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NIAH buildings2 buildings on the inventory Older homes7% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Bracknagh?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Schools

100% of schools around Bracknagh get DEIS support, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

Families in Bracknagh have one school within 3 km. 72 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
S.N. Naomh Brogain DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	72	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Bracknagh	Co. Offaly	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	100%	71%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	11%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.3 km

to the nearest primary school

6.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time72 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Bracknagh?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.

Nearby attractions

Emo Court and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Bracknagh; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court13 km southwest

CastleRock of Dunamase21 km south

CathedralCathedral of Christ the King39 km northwest

CastleLea Castle6.9 km southwest

Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey27 km north

Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands36 km east

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Emo Court: AnTuisealGinideach, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Rock of Dunamase: Meinirland.eu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Lea Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clonard Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bracknagh

15pages on Bracknagh

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards0.3% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.5 History2 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

Bracknagh’s built heritage counts 2 inventory entries, each of regional standing.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Saint Brochan's Catholic ChurchChurch / chapel · 1840

NIAH: Regional

The Old SchoolhouseSchool · 1840

Famous people from around Bracknagh

2 notable people were born in Bracknagh; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

John JolyIrish scientist (1857–1933)

Ger ConnollyIrish politician (1937–2024)

Aisling BeaIrish comedian, actress, and writer · born in Kildare · born 1984

Willoughby James HamiltonIrish tennis and badminton player (1864… · born in Monasterevin

George Pomeroy ColleyBritish Army general (1835–1881) · born in Rathangan

Michèle BurkeIrish-born make-up artist · born in Kildare · 1959–2025

Photo credits

Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain · George Pomeroy Colley: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Bracknagh’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

RathanganMonasterevinPortarlingtonKildareEdenderryDaingeanBracknagh

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Bracknagh	274	—	—	—	—	—
Rathangan Kildare	3,263	7	A⁺	A	A	B
Monasterevin Kildare	5,307	8.1	B⁺	A⁻	B	C
Portarlington Laois	9,288	8.2	C	A	C⁺	D
Kildare Kildare	10,302	14	B	B⁺	C⁺	B⁻
Edenderry	7,888	15	C	B⁺	C	C⁻
Daingean	1,223	16	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Bracknagh

Has Bracknagh grown?

Bracknagh had 274 people at the 2022 census, up from 252 in 2016: 8.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Bracknagh a young town or an old one?

The median age in Bracknagh is 43.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Bracknagh

Urban area in Co. Offaly

274 people live in Bracknagh, in the area of Offaly 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: 274 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Offaly
Council: Offaly County Council
Local electoral area: Edenderry
Dáil constituency: Offaly
Name in Irish: Breacánach
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:12203

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).