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This town in Co. Offaly has a population of 480.
The median home sold for €267,600, 4.7 times the town’s median household income. Public transport, bikes and feet take 3% of commuters to work. Born outside Ireland: 11% of residents. 20% of adults have a degree.
There are no grades for Walsh Island or Coolagary: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Walsh Island or Coolagary does most differently from other towns.
1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Walsh Island or Coolagary.
Radon is rarely a worry in Walsh Island or Coolagary: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. No part of Walsh Island or Coolagary is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Walsh Island or Coolagary | 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.
The year’s mean temperature is 9.7°C, near Co. Offaly’s towns (9.9°C) and lower than Irish towns (10.3°C). October is the wettest month in Walsh Island or Coolagary, with 95 mm of rain on average. The nearest weather station is Mullingar, 35 km away.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Walsh Island or Coolagary | 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 |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
4.6% of residents give unpaid care to a relative or friend, below Co. Offaly’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in Walsh Island or Coolagary runs at 128 per 100 expected. A disability affects 28% of people locally.
| Census 2022 | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 28% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.6% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.3% | 2.8% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
8% live in social housing, below Co. Offaly’s towns (17%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Renting privately is how 7% of households live.
| Housing | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 85% | 61% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 7% | 23% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 8% | 17% | 13% |
| 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.
Within 1 km, 2.7% of the land is woodland, lower than Co. Offaly’s towns (8.7%) and near Irish towns (2.7%). There are 2.4 ha of green space for every 1,000 people in Walsh Island or Coolagary. One waymarked trail or greenway starts within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 32% | 78% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 2.7% | 8.7% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 4.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.6 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 10 mm of rain is forecast. In a typical November, days climb to about 10°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Walsh Island or Coolagary’s forecast. The sky keeps its rain today; wind tops out at 8 km/h, and the low reaches 4°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 245 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 4°C | 187 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 230 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 6°C | 260 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
3.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Co. Offaly’s towns (20%) and Irish towns (23%) alike. The jobless rate is 7.4%. Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 66% were employed at the census.
| Census 2022 | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36.6 min | 23.7 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 50% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4% | 12% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 66% | 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.
0.7% speak Irish daily outside school, near Co. Offaly’s towns (0.8%) and lower than Irish towns (1.1%). One measure of family life: 22% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
51.0% of Walsh Island or Coolagary’s residents are women
245 women and 235 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 15% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 38% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 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+
With 8 of 19 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Offaly County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. Offaly County Council runs Walsh Island or Coolagary: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Turnout at the last local elections was 48%.
| Turnout | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 48% | 50% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 60% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Co. Offaly’s towns (6.5%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Walsh Island or Coolagary has 42 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents.
| Heritage | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 42 | 119 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.2% | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 5 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Walsh Island or Coolagary there is one school. 83 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 83 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Walsh Island or Coolagary | Co. Offaly | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 71% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 11% | 8% |
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 Walsh Island or Coolagary; these are the best known within 40 km.
Museum · Office of Public WorksEmo Court14 km south
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King34 km north
CastleRock of Dunamase22 km south
Abbey or prioryClonard Abbey28 km northeast
CastleLea Castle9.9 km southeast
Abbey or prioryDurrow Abbey22 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
2 of Walsh Island or Coolagary’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
6 notable people were born in Walsh Island or Coolagary.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh Island or Coolagary | 480 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Portarlington Laois | 9,288 | 8.6 | C | A | C+ | D |
| Daingean | 1,223 | 8.8 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Mountmellick Laois | 4,905 | 15 | C+ | A | B− | D− |
| Monasterevin Kildare | 5,307 | 15 | B+ | A− | B | C |
| Rathangan Kildare | 3,263 | 15 | A+ | A | A | B |
| Edenderry | 7,888 | 16 | C | B+ | C | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
12% mostly work from home, and 25% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Walsh Island or Coolagary had 480 people at the 2022 census, up from 449 in 2016: 6.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Walsh Island or Coolagary is 38.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Offaly
480 people live in Walsh Island or Coolagary, 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).