Clonygowan’s story
Clonygowan has 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1830Ashmount House
ClonygowanCo. Offaly
It is a town of 308 residents in Co. Offaly.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Sarah777 at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
308
CSO, Census 2022 · Offaly County Council
Median age
35.9
8% are 65+ · Co. Offaly 15%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Clonygowan a good place to live?
Prices run to a median €267,600, 4.1 times local household income. 7% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Its population rose 28% from 2016 to 2022. It skews young: only 8% of residents are 65 or over.
At under 1,000 residents, Clonygowan is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
What makes Clonygowan stand out
The 3 things Clonygowan does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Population growth, 2016 to 2022
Growth
+28% more people than in 2016
Against 8% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2016 and 2022, on the 2022 boundaries.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 8% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clonygowan.
Natural hazards
Clonygowan has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
No part of Clonygowan is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Under 1% of homes here are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside 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 | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
126
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winter nights bite in Clonygowan: January lows of 1.9°C, colder than Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns
Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Clonygowan is 9.8°C. October is the wettest month here, with 95 mm of rain on average. Here July highs average 20.0°C, in line with Co. Offaly’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C).
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.4°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
20.0°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
922 mm
Rain a year
95 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Is Clonygowan a healthy place? 92% of its people say their health is good, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns
Ages taken into account, Clonygowan counts 120 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 1.7% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (2.8%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population.
92%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 2%
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health121
Disability120
Co. Offaly157
Expected100
| Census 2022 | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2.8% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.2% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 22% | 25% | 22% |
121
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Offaly 157
120
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
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Few households rent privately in Clonygowan: 4%, fewer than in Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns
One in ten households live in social housing. Owners make up 86% of households, above Co. Offaly’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.
€268Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Clonygowan€268K
Co. Offaly€233K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 61% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 4% | 23% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 17% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €268K | €233K | €350K |
86%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
4%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,198
a month on new tenancies, County Offaly
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area R35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
3 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Clonygowan
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Clonygowan0.0 ha
Co. Offaly4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 78% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.4% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
0 km
Footpaths
0.4%
Protected for nature
3%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Forecast for Clonygowan: partly cloudy today and highs near 11 degrees
What counts as normal for Clonygowan in November: highs come to 10°C and lows to 4°C. It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 22 km/h and a low near 4°C. Thursday brings the top temperature of the days after this, 11°C, and the lowest high is 7°C.
11°C / 4°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 246 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 188 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 261 mm |
11°C / 4°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
93%
Humidity
9 h 19 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Clonygowan than in Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns: 6.7%
Unemployment stands at 7.4%. 84% of commuters drove, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (73%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 8.1% of workers at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van84%
Train, DART or Luas5%
Bus2%
| Census 2022 | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 62% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 30 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €65,580 | €50,278 | €57,760 |
€65,580
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Offaly €56,048
8%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
trips of an hour or more
2,937
on the Live Register, County Offaly, September 2026
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
Children make up 29% of Clonygowan, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns
Those 65 and older account for 8.4% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.8% of residents, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%). A quarter of adults hold a degree.
35.9median age
ClonygowanCo. OffalyIreland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none13%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert46%
Diploma or cert2%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.3% of Clonygowan
155 women and 153 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.4% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 46% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.1% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
The last seat in Offaly was won by 116 votes
Offaly County Council is the one council for Clonygowan; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. 48% of voters turned out at the last local elections, near Co. Offaly’s towns (50%) and higher than Irish towns (46%). Also worth knowing: this Co. Offaly town sits in the Edenderry local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
8/19seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Offaly County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil8
Fine Gael5
Sinn Féin3
Independent2
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
6
Councillors
8/19
Fianna Fáil seats on Offaly County, the largest party
48%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Offaly
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One building in Clonygowan is on the national inventory
Scaled to its population, that is 32 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Clonygowan. 5.7% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) yet higher than Irish towns (3.4%). Clonygowan has one building on the national inventory of architectural heritage, rated of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
- Ashmount House 1830
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1830
earliest dated inventory building
6%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 32 | 119 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.7% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Schools around Clonygowan have lost ground: pupils −8% since 2019, below Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns
One school lies within 3 km of Clonygowan. 124 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 124 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clonygowan | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 71% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −8% | −1% | +4% |
124
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−8%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.1 km
to the nearest primary school
5.8 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Without school-level results from Ireland, the cards show no letters.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Emo Court and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clonygowan; these are the best known within 40 km.
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court11 km southeast
CastleRock of Dunamase18 km south
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King38 km north
CastleLeap Castle40 km southwest
CastleTinnakill Castle6.9 km south
CastleLea Castle9.5 km eastPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tinnakill Castle: Garry Dickinson, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lea Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Clonygowan
15pages on Clonygowan
Famous people from around Clonygowan
No notable person born in Clonygowan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Brian Cowen: US Government / The White House, Public domain · Robert Sheehan: Luigi Novi, CC BY 4.0 · Yvonne Farrell: Amor Vacui, CC BY 3.0 · Willoughby James Hamilton: Robinson (Photographer), Public domain · Dónal Lunny: Richiecoss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Charles Flanagan: Department of Children and Youth Affairs, CC BY 2.0
Clonygowan’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
PortarlingtonMountmellickDaingeanMonasterevinPortlaoiseTullamoreClonygowan
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonygowan | 308 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portarlington Laois | 9,288 | 7 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Mountmellick Laois | 4,905 | 8.3 | C+ | A | B− | D− |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 13 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Monasterevin Kildare | 5,307 | 16 | B+ | A− | B | C |
| Portlaoise Laois | 23,494 | 16 | C− | B+ | D | C− |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 17 | C+ | B | C | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Clonygowan
Has Clonygowan grown?
Clonygowan had 308 people at the 2022 census, up from 240 in 2016: 28.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Clonygowan?
The median age in Clonygowan is 35.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Clonygowan drive to work?
8% mostly work from home, and 36% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Clonygowan
Urban area in Co. Offaly
Clonygowan has 308 people, 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
- 308 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Offaly
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Local electoral area
- Edenderry
- Dáil constituency
- Offaly
- Name in Irish
- Cluain na nGamhan
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:12206
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).