Pollagh’s story
Pollagh: 1 building on the National Inventory
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1900Saint Mary's Catholic Church
PollaghCo. Offaly
This town in Co. Offaly has a population of 231.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
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Population
231
CSO, Census 2022 · Offaly County Council
Median age
38.8
23% are 65+ · Co. Offaly 15%
Degree level
14%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Pollagh a good place to live?
At a median €267,600, a home costs 5.8 times the town’s median household income. 3% of residents were born outside Ireland. The car is not the only way to work here: 8% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 14% of adults are graduates.
Pollagh is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Pollagh stand out
The 3 things Pollagh does most differently from other towns.
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pollagh.
Natural hazards
A larger share of Pollagh’s homes stand low than in 94% of Irish towns: 48%, beside the River Brosna
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Pollagh has radon above the reference level. No part of Pollagh is mapped as high landslide susceptibility.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water48%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river48%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 48% | 0.8% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
122
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
January lows in Pollagh: 2.2°C, against 2.1°C in Co. Offaly’s towns and 2.9°C in Irish towns
Summer highs in Pollagh reach 20.1°C in July. Across the year it averages 10.1°C, higher than Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) yet lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). December is the wettest month in the town, with 90 mm of rain on average.
20.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.6°C
Spring13.6°C
Summer19.6°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 893 mm | 899 mm | 937 mm |
20.1°C
July high
2.2°C
January low
893 mm
Rain a year
90 mm
Wettest month
41
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Pollagh has 141 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, more than Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Pollagh runs at 149 per 100 expected. At the census, four fifths of people in Pollagh called their health good or very good, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%). A disability affects 33% of people in the town.
80%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health149
Disability141
Co. Offaly157
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 80%Fair 17%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 80% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.1% | 2.8% | 2% |
149
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Offaly 157
141
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
More households own their home in Pollagh than in Co. Offaly’s towns or across Irish towns: 93%
The private rented sector houses 1% of households.
€268Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Pollagh€268K
Co. Offaly€233K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 61% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 0% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 1% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €268K | €233K | €350K |
93%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
1%
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
Pollagh is on the Grand Canal Way
Woodland covers 5.6% of the land within 1 km, between Co. Offaly’s towns (8.7%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², close to Co. Offaly’s towns (0.6 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Within 5 km, 7 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Pollagh0.0 ha
Co. Offaly4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 78% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.6% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
1 km
Footpaths
5.6%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Pollagh: mostly sunny and 12 degrees at best
What counts as normal for Pollagh in November: highs come to 11°C and lows to 4°C. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 24 km/h and the temperature dipping to 5°C. For warmth, Thursday is the pick of the days ahead at 11°C; the chilliest afternoon gets to just 7°C.
12°C / 5°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 242 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 179 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 11°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 247 mm |
12°C / 5°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
13 km/h
Wind
91%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Fewer commuters in Pollagh walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns: 7.7%
Working mainly from home: 6.4% of workers, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (6.6%) and below Irish towns (11%). The car carried 85% of commuters at the census. The unemployment rate comes to 8.7%.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van85%
Walk4%
Bicycle3%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 24% | 50% | 31% |
| Average trip | 29.2 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 8.7% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 68% |
€46,520
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Offaly €56,048
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
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
Most of Pollagh was born here: only 3.1% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Offaly’s towns and Irish towns
13% of residents are 15 to 24, above Co. Offaly’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 23% of residents are 65 or older. Under-15s account for 20% of the population.
38.8median age
PollaghCo. OffalyIreland
Ages · share of residents
23%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none37%
Lower secondary20%
Leaving Cert23%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher14%
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Pollagh’s residents are women
117 women and 114 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 19% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 37% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 23% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.4% | 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+
Town hall
More people in Pollagh vote than in Co. Offaly’s towns or Irish towns: 54% turnout at the local elections
Pollagh answers to one council, Offaly County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Fianna Fáil lead Offaly County Council with 8 of 19 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Also worth knowing: in the Dáil, Pollagh 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 | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
6
Councillors
8/19
Fianna Fáil seats on Offaly County, the largest party
54%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Offaly
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One building in Pollagh is on the national inventory
Pollagh has 43 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (119) and Irish towns (48). Before 1919: that is when 5.4% of homes were built.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1900
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 43 | 119 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.4% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
More schools around Pollagh are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Co. Offaly’s towns or across Irish towns: 100%
Within 3 km of Pollagh there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 64.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire Naofa DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 64 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Pollagh | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 71% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
64
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
7.2 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Sculpture in the Parklands and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Pollagh; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Art gallerySculpture in the Parklands4.8 km outside town, to the south
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise20 km west
CastleBirr Castle24 km southwest
CastleLeap Castle28 km south
CathedralClonfert Cathedral24 km west
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King37 km northeastPlaces: 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)
- Sculpture in the Parklands: Disgracedminister at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonmacnoise: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Birr Castle: The original uploader was Tpower at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leap Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clonfert Cathedral: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Christ the King: Mullingar, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Pollagh
15pages on Pollagh
Famous people from around Pollagh
No notable person born in Pollagh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
F
Fintan MonahanBishop of Killaloe · born in Tullamore · born 1967J
Joe WardIrish boxer · born in Moate · born 1993
Photo credits
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 · Alfie Lambe: CONCILIUM LEGIONIS MARIAE, CC BY-SA 1.0
Pollagh’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
FerbaneClaraKilcormacMoateTullamoreKilbegganPollagh
Questions about Pollagh
Do people in Pollagh drive to work?
6% mostly work from home, and 24% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Pollagh grown?
Pollagh had 231 people at the 2022 census, up from 226 in 2016: 2.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Pollagh?
The median age in Pollagh is 38.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Pollagh
Urban area in Co. Offaly
231 people live in Pollagh, 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
- 231 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Offaly
- Council
- Offaly County Council
- Local electoral area
- Birr
- Dáil constituency
- Offaly
- Name in Irish
- Pollach
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:12216
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).