Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
392 people live in this town in Co. Offaly.
The median home here went for €297,500, 4.7 times the median household income. 8% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 20 buildings here. 7% of people here were born outside Ireland.
Geashill isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Geashill does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 12%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Geashill.
No part of Geashill is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred here has radon above the reference level. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Geashill | 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.
Across the year it averages 9.8°C, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and below Irish towns (10.3°C). October is the wettest month in Geashill, with 95 mm of rain on average. Also worth knowing: a July afternoon in Geashill typically reaches 20.0°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Geashill | 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 |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 2.9% of the town. For its ages, Geashill has 163 people in bad health for every 100 expected, near Co. Offaly’s towns (157) and higher than Irish towns (113). A disability affects just over a quarter of people here.
| Census 2022 | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2% |
| With a disability | 26% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 88% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
70% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 17% of households, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and above Irish towns (13%).
| Housing | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 9% | 23% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 61% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €298K | €233K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 17% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Protected sites cover 0.7% of the land within 5 km, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (4.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%). Its one park gives Geashill 2 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 78% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.8% | 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 | 0.7% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 22 km/h, and the low is 7°C. Thursday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 11°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. In a typical November, days climb to about 10°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Geashill’s forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 189 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 262 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stood at 6.4%, below Co. Offaly’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. 81% of commuters took the car to work at the census. The commute to work averages 29.5 min.
| Census 2022 | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 6.4% | 12% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 50% | 31% |
| Average trip | 29.5 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €63,760 | €50,278 | €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.
Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree, above Co. Offaly’s towns (22%) but below Irish towns (36%). One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
Women make up 50.8% of Geashill
199 women and 193 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 26% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.4% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Geashill is run by Offaly County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Fianna Fáil lead Offaly County Council with 8 of 19 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Turnout at the last local elections was 48%, about level with Co. Offaly’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 12.4% of the total, above Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 6 sites here, between Co. Offaly’s towns (5) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 510 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 12.4% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Geashill have one school within 3 km. 126 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geashill 1 N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 126 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Geashill | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 71% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −2% | −1% | +4% |
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.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Geashill; these are the best known within 40 km.
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court17 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King32 km north
CastleRock of Dunamase24 km south
CastleLeap Castle40 km southwest
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey17 km northwest
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey32 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 20 buildings in Geashill, each rated of regional importance. 6 archaeological sites are on the record here.
2 notable people were born in Geashill; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Brian Cowen: US Government / The White House, Public domain · Yvonne Farrell: Amor Vacui, CC BY 3.0 · Dónal Lunny: Richiecoss at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Charles Flanagan: Department of Children and Youth Affairs, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geashill | 392 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 7.4 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 12 | C+ | B | C | C |
| Portarlington Laois | 9,288 | 12 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Mountmellick Laois | 4,905 | 13 | C+ | A | B− | D− |
| Kilbeggan Westmeath | 1,575 | 19 | — | A | A− | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
10% mostly work from home, and 29% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Geashill had 392 people at the 2022 census, up from 380 in 2016: 3.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Geashill is 37.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
392 people live in Geashill, 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).