CrinkillCo. Offaly

The town, home to 795 people, lies in Co. Offaly.

Population

795

CSO, Census 2022 · Offaly County Council

Median age

38.6

15% are 65+ · Co. Offaly 15%

Degree level

20%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

16%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Crinkill a good place to live?

Prices run to a median €208,000, 4.3 times local household income. A fifth of adults are graduates. The median home sold for €208,000 from 2023 to 2025. At the 2022 census, 16% of the labour force was out of work.

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Crinkill falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.

What makes Crinkill stand out

The 3 things Crinkill does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

Median sale price

Housing

44% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600

Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

16% unemployment

Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)

50% of residents 15 and over are at work.

7 places on the register, on Crinkill’s outline

Crinkill’s story

Crinkill has 7 buildings on the National Inventory

Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1750Beech Park
1790Hillbrook
1800House, Swag Street, Crinkill

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crinkill.

Schools

86% of schools around Crinkill get DEIS support, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

7 schools lie within 3 km of Crinkill: 6 primary schools and 1 secondary school. Irish-medium schools make up 14%, higher than both Co. Offaly’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (8%). The nearest secondary, St.Brendan's Community School, is 3.1 km away.

7schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Croinchoill N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	243	Catholic
St.Brendan's Community School DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school	Post-primary · Community school	875	Inter-denominational
Gaelscoil na Laochra GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary	Primary	45	Multi-denominational
St Brendans Monastery DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary	Primary	178	Catholic

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Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km

Catholic4

Multi-denominational1

Church of Ireland1

Inter-denominational1

Schools within 3 km	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	86%	71%	35%
Teach through Irish	14%	11%	8%
Single-sex secondaries	0%	0%	39%
Pupils since 2019/20	+4%	−1%	+4%

1,708

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

+4%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.1 km

to the nearest primary school

3.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCrinkill’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs them7 schools within 3 km Language14% teach through Irish · One school teaches through Irish Pupils over time1,708 pupils · +4% since 2019/20 Questions“What schools are there in Crinkill?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.

Natural hazards

Few natural hazards in Crinkill: low radon, steady ground and few homes low by big water

In Crinkill, an estimated 2.5% of homes exceed the radon reference level. No part of Crinkill is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

Low-lying beside water0%

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Low-lying near a river0%

Low-lying near the coast0%

Share of homes	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Low-lying near a river	0%	0.8%	0.5%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

308

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

January nights in Crinkill drop to 2.2°C (Co. Offaly towns 2.1°C, Irish towns 2.9°C)

July afternoons in Crinkill average 19.8°C. The year’s mean temperature is 9.9°C, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). Across the year, Crinkill now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.

19.8°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.5°C

Spring13.3°C

Summer19.2°C

Autumn13.9°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
January low	2.2°C	2.1°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.9°C	9.9°C	10.3°C
July high	19.8°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	894 mm	899 mm	937 mm

19.8°C

July high

2.2°C

January low

894 mm

Rain a year

91 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageCrinkill’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.2°C, winter lows 2.2°C At a glanceJuly highs 19.8°C, January lows 2.2°C Rain894 mm of rain a year · October is the wettest month, 91 mm Weather station9 km to the weather station · Gurteen

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Disability runs above what Crinkill’s ages predict, at 131 per 100 expected, and above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

A disability affects 28% of people in Crinkill. Allowing for its ages, Crinkill has 168 residents in bad health per 100 expected, higher than both Co. Offaly’s towns (157) and Irish towns (113). 3.2% of residents report bad or very bad health.

85%good or very good health

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

Bad health168

Disability131

Co. Offaly157

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 85%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%

Census 2022	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
With a disability	28%	25%	22%
Unpaid carers	6.8%	5.9%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	3.2%	2.8%	2%
Good or very good health	85%	86%	88%

168

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Offaly 157

131

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 168, disability 131 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health85% 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

Few households rent privately in Crinkill: 10%, fewer than in both Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

Social housing holds 19% of households, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%). The owner-occupied share of households is 69%.

€208Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Crinkill€208K

Co. Offaly€233K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Households renting privately	10%	23%	22%
Median sale price	€208K	€233K	€350K
Households owning their home	69%	61%	61%
Households in social housing	19%	17%	13%

69%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

10%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,198

a month on new tenancies, County Offaly

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Owners and renters69% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €208,000 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 R42, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Fewer homes in Crinkill sit near green space: 28% within 400 m, below Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

Protected sites cover 6.1% of the land within 5 km, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Crinkill offers 2.0 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. 6 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.

28%of homes near green space

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

Crinkill2.0 ha

Co. Offaly4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Near a park	28%	78%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	3.7%	8.7%	2.7%
Protected nature within 5 km	6.1%	4.5%	1.8%
Paths per km² of town	0.2 km per km²	0.6 km per km²	2.1 km per km²

28%

Near a park

2.0 ha

Green space

2 km

Footpaths

6.1%

Protected for nature

Full pageCrinkill’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby28% of homes within 400 m Parks2.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature6.1% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails2 km of paths · 6 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Crinkill’s outlook today: partly cloudy, peaking at 12 degrees

Crinkill’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 10°C, the usual low 4°C. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 21 km/h, then a low of 5°C. The coming days top out somewhere between 7°C and 11°C; Thursday looks warmest.

12°C / 5°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	242 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	183 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	218 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	251 mm

12°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

11 km/h

Wind

93%

Humidity

9 h 19 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 19 min Daylight · 07:35 to 16:55

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

Work & commute

Short commutes are common in Crinkill: 56% of trips take under 15 minutes, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

81% of commuters drove to work at the census. Unemployment stood at 16%, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Workers spend 23.4 min getting to work, on average.

16%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van81%

Walk11%

Bicycle3%

Bus1%

Train, DART or Luas1%

Census 2022	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Unemployment rate	16%	12%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	56%	50%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	62%	62%	68%
Average trip	23.4 min	23.7 min	27.6 min

€48,260

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

worked mainly from home, 2022

10%

trips of an hour or more

2,937

on the Live Register, County Offaly, September 2026

Full pageCrinkill’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Unemployment16% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Getting to work16% walk, cycle or take transit Median income€48,260 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

Most of Crinkill was born here: only 15% come from abroad, fewer than in both Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.3%, near Co. Offaly’s towns (0.8%) and lower than Irish towns (1.1%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 11% of residents. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.

38.6median age

CrinkillCo. OffalyIreland

Co. OffalyIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none15%

Lower secondary18%

Leaving Cert40%

Diploma or cert7%

Degree or higher20%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.4% of Crinkill

401 women and 394 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Crinkill
	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Under 15	21%	21%	20%
15–24	11%	13%	12%
25–44	27%	28%	29%
45–64	26%	24%	24%
65+	15%	15%	14%
Primary or none	15%	15%	9.7%
Lower secondary	18%	17%	14%
Leaving Cert	40%	38%	35%
Diploma or cert	7.1%	6.3%	5.8%
Degree or higher	20%	22%	36%

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Where born15% born outside Ireland Ages38.6 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households291 households · 2.7 people per household Irish speakers34% can speak Irish · 0.3% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Crinkill turns out to vote: 54% at the last local elections, above Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns

There is just one council for Crinkill, Offaly County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. With 8 of 19 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Offaly County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. Also worth knowing: in the Dáil, Crinkill is part of Offaly, which elects 3 TDs.

8/19seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Offaly County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil8

Fine Gael5

Sinn Féin3

Independent2

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	54%	50%	46%
General election, November 2024	60%	60%	59%

Councillors

8/19

Fianna Fáil seats on Offaly County, the largest party

54%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Offaly

Full pageCrinkill’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Crinkill voted54% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Offaly towns 50%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 8 of 19 (10 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Birr TDs3 TDs · Offaly

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Crinkill has 88 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Offaly towns 119, Irish towns 48)

Homes from before 1919 make up 6.3% of the total, near Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and higher than Irish towns (3.4%). The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 7 buildings in Crinkill, each rated of regional importance.

7inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional7

Among them

Beech Park 1750
Hillbrook 1790
House, Swag Street, Crinkill 1800
House, Barrack Street, Swag Street, Crinkill 1860

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1750

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Crinkill	Co. Offaly	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	88	119	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	5	11
Homes built before 1919	6.3%	6.5%	3.4%

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NIAH buildings7 buildings on the inventory Older homes6% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Crinkill?”

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

Nearby attractions

Birr Castle and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Crinkill; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleBirr Castle1.7 km outside town, to the northwest

MuseumJohn's Hall1.6 km outside town, to the northwest

CastleLeap Castle8.3 km southeast

Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise28 km north

CastleRedwood Castle17 km northwest

Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens22 km west

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

Photo credits (6)

Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
John's Hall: Brian Shaw, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Redwood Castle: Steve Ford Elliott, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Portumna Castle and Gardens: Bogman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Crinkill

15pages on Crinkill

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards2.5% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.6 History7 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 7 buildings in Crinkill, each rated of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Beech ParkHouse · 1750

NIAH: Regional

HillbrookHouse · 1790

NIAH: Regional

House, Swag Street, CrinkillHouse · 1800

NIAH: Regional

House, Barrack Street, Swag Street, CrinkillHouse · 1860

Famous people from around Crinkill

No notable person born in Crinkill is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of RosseBritish astronomer (1840-1908) · born in Birr

Daisy BatesIrish Australian journalist known for h… · born in Roscrea

Henry George FarmerBritish musicologist and Arabist (1882–… · born in Birr

Michael A. HessAmerican lawyer (1952-1995) · born in Roscrea

George ThomasIrish soldier and Indian king · born in Roscrea · 1756–1802

Olivia MitchellIrish Fine Gael politician · born in Birr · born 1947

Photo credits

Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Daisy Bates: DaisyBates1921.jpg : Matilda derivative work: Regi51, Public domain · George Thomas: Anonymous Unknown author, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olivia Mitchell: William Murphy at https://www.flickr.com/photos/infomatique/, CC BY-SA 2.0

Crinkill’s neighbours

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

BirrBanagherRoscreaKilcormacBorrisokaneCrinkill

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Crinkill	795	—	—	—	—	—
Birr	4,726	1.7	C	A⁺	C⁻	D
Banagher	1,907	13	—	A⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Roscrea Tipperary	5,542	16	B	A⁺	B⁻	D
Kilcormac	1,051	16	—	A	B⁻	D
Borrisokane Tipperary	1,117	18	—	A	A⁺	C⁻

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

Questions about Crinkill

Is Crinkill growing?

Crinkill had 795 people at the 2022 census, up from 750 in 2016: 6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Crinkill a young town or an old one?

The median age in Crinkill is 38.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 21% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.

About Crinkill

Urban area in Co. Offaly

Crinkill has 795 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: 795 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Offaly
Council: Offaly County Council
Local electoral area: Birr
Dáil constituency: Offaly
Name in Irish: Críonchoill
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
CSO code: UA:12222

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).