Ballinameen’s story
Ballinameen: 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1900Saint Attracta's Catholic Church
BallinameenCo. Roscommon
223 people call this town in Co. Roscommon home.
Population
223
CSO, Census 2022 · Roscommon County Council
Median age
39.9
10% are 65+ · Co. Roscommon 14%
Degree level
30%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ballinameen a good place to live?
The median home here went for €183,200, 3.8 times the median household income. The population grew 53% between 2016 and 2022. Homes here sold for a median €183,200 over 2023 to 2025. Only 10% of residents are 65 or over.
Ballinameen has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Ballinameen stand out
The 3 things Ballinameen does most differently from other towns.
Population growth, 2016 to 2022
Growth
+53% more people than in 2016
Against 8% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2016 and 2022, on the 2022 boundaries.
Median sale price
Housing
51% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 10% are 65 or over
The median of Irish towns: 14%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballinameen.
Natural hazards
Radon reaches above the reference level in about 6% of Ballinameen’s homes
The ground under Ballinameen carries no high landslide susceptibility. 1.6% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than Irish towns (0%). Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
1.6%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas1.6%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 1.6% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | – | 0% |
122
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Summers stay cool in Ballinameen: July afternoons reach 19.0°C, below Irish towns
Over twelve months, Ballinameen averages 9.5°C. A January night in Ballinameen drops to 1.9°C on average, lower than Irish towns (2.9°C). A year brings 1,185 mm of rain to Ballinameen.
19.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.0°C
Spring12.9°C
Summer18.5°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.0°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.5°C | – | 10.3°C |
| January low | 1.9°C | – | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,185 mm | – | 937 mm |
19.0°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
1,185 mm
Rain a year
129 mm
Wettest month
52
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Disability runs above what Ballinameen’s ages predict, at 124 per 100 expected, and above Irish towns
Family carers: 7.6% of the people in Ballinameen look after someone without pay. Allowing for its ages, Ballinameen has 85 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Irish towns (113). Asked at the census, just over nine in ten residents of Ballinameen said they were in good or very good health. In the HSE West and North West health region, just over a third of people hold a medical card.
91%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health85
Disability124
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.6% | – | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | – | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | – | 2% |
| With a disability | 24% | – | 22% |
85
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Roscommon –
124
disability per 100 expected · Co. Roscommon –
84.5 · 79.7
life expectancy, women · men, the West region, 2016
34%
hold a medical card, HSE West and North West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Most households in Ballinameen own their home: 75%, more than in Irish towns
Private renters make up 16% of households. 7% live in social housing, lower than Irish towns (13%).
€183Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Ballinameen€183K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €183K | – | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 75% | – | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 7% | – | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 16% | – | 22% |
75%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
16%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,092
a month on new tenancies, County Roscommon
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F52, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More woodland lies at the edge of Ballinameen than Irish towns: 37% of the land within 1 km
Within 5 km, 4.9% of the land is protected nature, higher than Irish towns (1.8%).
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ballinameen0.0 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | – | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 37% | – | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 4.9% | – | 1.8% |
4.9%
Protected for nature
37%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Ballinameen: partly cloudy and 10 degrees at best
Over the coming week, highs run from 8°C to 10°C, with Thursday the warmest. For Ballinameen, a normal November afternoon peaks at 10°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 4°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 22 km/h, and the low is 7°C.
10°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February8°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 347 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 266 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 324 mm |
10°C / 7°C
Today
0.2 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
22 km/h
Wind
82%
Humidity
9 h 14 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
More commuters in Ballinameen drive than in Irish towns: 93%
Getting to work takes 29.2 min on average. Working mainly from home: 5.6% of workers, below Irish towns (11%). Households take home €48,260 a year before tax, on average.
0%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van93%
| Census 2022 | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | – | 68% |
| Median household income | €48,260 | – | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | – | 31% |
| Average trip | 29.2 min | – | 27.6 min |
€48,260
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Roscommon €51,009
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
trips of an hour or more
1,855
on the Live Register, County Roscommon, 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
A town of families: 23% of people in Ballinameen are under 15, more than in Irish towns
9.9% of residents have reached 65. Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.5%, lower than Irish towns (1.1%). Graduates make up 30% of adults.
39.9median age
BallinameenCo. RoscommonIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none8%
Lower secondary9%
Leaving Cert49%
Diploma or cert4%
Degree or higher30%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.7% of Ballinameen
113 women and 110 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.9% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.7% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.5% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 49% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Ballinameen turns out to vote: 60% at the last local elections, above Irish towns
At the general election 66% voted, above Irish towns (59%). Roscommon County Council is the council for Ballinameen, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. With 7 of 18 seats, Independent are the largest group on Roscommon County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs.
7/18seats held by Independent
Seats on Roscommon County · June 2024
Independent7
Fianna Fáil5
Fine Gael4
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 60% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | – | 59% |
6
Councillors
7/18
Independent seats on Roscommon County, the largest party
60%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Roscommon-Galway
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One inventory building stands in Ballinameen
Relative to its size, Ballinameen keeps 45 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, lower than Irish towns (48). Homes from before 1919 make up 2.3% of the total. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Ballinameen, of regional importance.
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
| Heritage | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | – | 11 |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 45 | – | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
No secondary school in or near Ballinameen: the nearest is 8.1 km away
One school lies within 3 km of Ballinameen. 47 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh EoinLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 47 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballinameen | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
47
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.7 km
to the nearest primary school
8.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Boyle Abbey and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballinameen; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey8.6 km north
CastleBallinafad Castle15 km north
CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral38 km southeast
CastleMcDermott's Castle11 km northeast
MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park19 km southeast
CastleBallymote Castle26 km northwestPlaces: 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)
- Boyle Abbey: Digital Eye, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McDermott's Castle: Carlo Cretaro from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- The National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park: Winnie45, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ballinameen
15pages on Ballinameen
Famous people from around Ballinameen
No notable person born in Ballinameen is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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Douglas HydeFirst President of Ireland; historian, … · born in Castlerea
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Matt MolloyIrish musician · born in Ballaghaderreen · born 1947A
Aoife O'RourkeIrish boxer · born in Castlerea · born 1997Photo credits
Maureen O'Sullivan: Russell Ball, Public domain · Chris O'Dowd: Christopher William Adach from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Margaret Cousins: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Ballinameen’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
BoyleCarrick-On-ShannonBallaghaderreenCastlereaBallinameen
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinameen | 223 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boyle | 2,915 | 8.2 | B+ | A+ | B | B− |
| Carrick-On-Shannon Leitrim | 4,743 | 15 | B− | B+ | C− | B− |
| Ballaghaderreen | 2,387 | 18 | — | A+ | C+ | D |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 19 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ballinameen
Is Ballinameen growing?
Ballinameen had 223 people at the 2022 census, up from 146 in 2016: 52.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Ballinameen a young town or an old one?
The median age in Ballinameen is 39.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Ballinameen
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
Ballinameen has 223 people, in the area of Roscommon 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
- 223 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Roscommon
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
- Local electoral area
- Boyle
- Dáil constituency
- Roscommon-Galway
- Name in Irish
- Béal an Átha Mín
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:30253
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).