Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 707 residents in Co. Offaly.
Prices run to a median €208,000, 4.9 times local household income. Its architectural heritage runs to 10 buildings on the national inventory. 16% of residents 15 and over hold a degree. Over-65s are 25% of the population.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Shinrone out for now.
The 3 things Shinrone does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shinrone.
Landslides: none of Shinrone lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
| Share of homes | Shinrone | 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.
Expect January lows of around 2.2°C in Shinrone. The year’s mean temperature is 10.0°C, near Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). Across the year, Shinrone now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.2°C | 2.1°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 9.9°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 955 mm | 899 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Family carers: 4.7% of the people in Shinrone look after someone without pay. 82% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, lower than both Co. Offaly’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%). Ages taken into account, Shinrone counts 182 people in poor health for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 4.4% | 2.8% | 2% |
| With a disability | 33% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 82% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
20% rent privately, below Co. Offaly’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Owners make up just over three in five households, close to both Co. Offaly’s towns (61%) and Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €208K | €233K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 18% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 20% | 23% | 22% |
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.
Nearly three quarters of homes are within 400 m of green space, close to Co. Offaly’s towns (78%) and below Irish towns (92%). Protected nature near Shinrone includes Cangort Bog NHA. Green space comes to 2.9 ha for every 1,000 people in the town.
| Outdoors | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 22% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 74% | 78% | 92% |
| 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 | 2.4% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 21 km/h, then a low of 7°C. The coming days top out somewhere between 8°C and 10°C; Thursday looks warmest. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 4°C; the forecast for Shinrone below sets each day against them.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 268 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 196 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 223 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 269 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Just over a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, between Co. Offaly’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (9.2%). The census found 16% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 64% at the census.
| Census 2022 | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €42,360 | €50,278 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 37% | 50% | 31% |
| Average trip | 27.8 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 68% |
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.
19% are under 15, below Co. Offaly’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 account for just over a tenth of the town.
Women make up 51.2% of Shinrone
362 women and 345 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 18% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.7% | 6.3% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Offaly and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 8 of 19 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Offaly County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. Local government for Shinrone is Offaly County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. This Co. Offaly town sits in the Birr local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8.3% of homes date from before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 4 sites here, below Co. Offaly’s towns (5) and Irish towns (11) alike. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Shinrone, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 141 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.3% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One school lies within 3 km of Shinrone. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +1%, above Co. Offaly’s towns (−1%) but below Irish towns (+4%). 121 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 121 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Shinrone | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 71% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +1% | −1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Shinrone; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryThe Abbey Of Mount Saint Joseph4.5 km outside town, to the southeast
CastleLeap Castle9.5 km northeast
CastleBirr Castle13 km north
Historic house · Office of Public WorksClonmacnoise38 km north
CastleRoscrea Heritage Centre – Roscrea Castle and Damer House9.3 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksPortumna Castle and Gardens23 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 10 buildings in Shinrone, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 4 sites here.
6 notable people were born in Shinrone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinrone | 707 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Roscrea Tipperary | 5,542 | 9.4 | B | A+ | B− | D |
| Birr | 4,726 | 12 | C | A+ | C− | D |
| Borrisokane Tipperary | 1,117 | 13 | — | A | A+ | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Shinrone is 44.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Shinrone had 707 people at the 2022 census, up from 655 in 2016: 7.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
7% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
Shinrone has 707 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)
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).