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The town, home to 183 people, lies in Co. Offaly. 7% of people here were born outside Ireland.
A typical home sold for €267,600, or 4.2 years of the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 7% of commuters to work. 11 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Killeigh isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Killeigh does most differently from other towns.
18 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
26% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Killeigh.
The ground under Killeigh carries no high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Killeigh | 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 reach 19.8°C here, near both Co. Offaly’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Killeigh averages 9.7°C. October is the wettest month locally, with 97 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.8°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 956 mm | 899 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.1% of the town. At the census, 91% of people in Killeigh called their health good or very good, above both Co. Offaly’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%). Ages taken into account, Killeigh counts 99 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2.8% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 21% | 25% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 9% of households, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%). Private renters make up 16% of households.
| Housing | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 74% | 61% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €268K | €233K | €350K |
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.
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). Killeigh has 7.5 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.4% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 78% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2.2% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Today stays dry but breezy, with wind up to 22 km/h and a low of 4°C. Between 6°C and 11°C: that is the range of daytime highs from here to the end of the week, with Thursday on top. Killeigh’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 10°C, nights fall to 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 258 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 195 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 236 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 267 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
8.5% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Short trips: 47% under 15 minutes, near Co. Offaly’s towns (50%) and higher than Irish towns (31%). Unemployment stands at 11%.
| Census 2022 | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 47% | 50% | 31% |
| Median household income | €64,070 | €50,278 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 23 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
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.
16% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Co. Offaly’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Foreign-born residents make up 7.1% of the population.
56.3% of Killeigh’s residents are women
103 women and 80 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.1% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 10% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 20% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
No party holds a majority on Offaly County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 8 of 19 seats, short of the 10 needed. Killeigh is run by Offaly County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. At the last local elections, 50% of voters went to the polls.
| Turnout | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Relative to its size, Killeigh keeps 601 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, above Co. Offaly’s towns (119) and Irish towns (48) alike. 18 archaeological sites are on the record.
| Heritage | Killeigh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 601 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 25.9% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 18 | 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 Killeigh; these are the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise38 km west
CastleBirr Castle34 km southwest
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court21 km southeast
CastleLeap Castle32 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King36 km north
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey13 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
11 of Killeigh’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance. The national record lists 18 archaeological sites in and around the town.
One notable person was born in Killeigh; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeigh | 183 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tullamore | 15,598 | 7.4 | C+ | B | C | C |
| Mountmellick Laois | 4,905 | 14 | C+ | A | B− | D− |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 14 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Kilbeggan Westmeath | 1,575 | 17 | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Clara | 3,403 | 18 | B | A+ | B+ | D |
| Portarlington Laois | 9,288 | 19 | C | A | C+ | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Killeigh had 183 people at the 2022 census, up from 171 in 2016: 7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Killeigh is 35.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
183 people live in Killeigh, 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).