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Home to 401 people, this town lies in Co. Offaly.
The median sale, €277,700, comes to 4.6 times what the median household here earns. The car is not the only way to work here: 5% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 6% of residents were born outside Ireland. 14% of adults are graduates.
There are no grades for Clonbullogue: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Clonbullogue does most differently from other towns.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonbullogue.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Clonbullogue has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Clonbullogue lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
July afternoons in Clonbullogue average 20.1°C. The year’s mean temperature is 9.9°C, near Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). In January, overnight lows in Clonbullogue settle at 2.0°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.0°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 887 mm | 899 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
For its ages, Clonbullogue has 116 people with a disability for every 100 expected, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (116) and above Irish towns (106). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2% of the town. Unpaid caring falls to 5.2% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.2% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 25% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2% | 2.8% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Three quarters of households own their home, above Co. Offaly’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (61%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 17% of households.
| Housing | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 8% | 23% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 61% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €278K | €233K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 17% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, above Co. Offaly’s towns (78%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², close to Co. Offaly’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²).
| Outdoors | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.2% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 78% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
No rain is due today, though a breeze picks up to 23 km/h; the low is 6°C. The coming days top out somewhere between 7°C and 11°C; Thursday looks warmest. Clonbullogue’s forecast, set beside its normal weather: in November a typical day reaches 10°C, and nights drop to 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 233 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 181 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 222 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 253 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Households had €60,250 a year before tax, about level with Irish towns (€57,760) and above Co. Offaly’s towns (€50,278). At the census, 87% of commuters went by car. On average, the journey to work lasts 31.2 min.
| Census 2022 | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31.2 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 50% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | 62% | 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.
0.6% speak Irish daily outside school, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (0.8%) and below Irish towns (1.1%). Over-65s are 17% of the population. Under 15: 20% of residents.
48.9% of Clonbullogue’s residents are women
196 women and 205 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 16% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 14% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Offaly County Council runs Clonbullogue: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. In the Dáil, Clonbullogue is part of Offaly, which elects 3 TDs. 48% of voters turned out at the last local elections, about level with Co. Offaly’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8.1% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Clonbullogue’s built heritage counts 9 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Clonbullogue | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 224 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.1% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 5 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clonbullogue; these are the best known within 40 km.
Castle · Office of Public WorksTrim Castle38 km northeast
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court19 km south
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey21 km north
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King34 km northwest
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands37 km east
Historic house · Office of Public WorksCastletown House37 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Clonbullogue’s built heritage counts 9 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
No notable person born in Clonbullogue is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain · George Pomeroy Colley: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Andrew Killian: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Fiona O'Loughlin: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonbullogue | 401 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rathangan Kildare | 3,263 | 7.6 | A+ | A | A | B |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 8.9 | C | B+ | C | C− |
| Derrinturn Kildare | 1,837 | 13 | — | B− | B− | C |
| Portarlington Laois | 9,288 | 13 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Monasterevin Kildare | 5,307 | 14 | B+ | A− | B | C |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 14 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Clonbullogue had 401 people at the 2022 census, up from 375 in 2016: 6.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clonbullogue is 41.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
401 people live in Clonbullogue, 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)
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).