Bellanagare’s story
Bellanagare has 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1850Water pump, Bellanagare
BellanagareCo. Roscommon
The town, home to 162 people, lies in Co. Roscommon. The population grew 8% between 2016 and 2022.
3 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Eric Jones · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
162
CSO, Census 2022 · Roscommon County Council
Median age
38.9
21% are 65+ · Co. Roscommon 14%
Degree level
18%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
13%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Bellanagare a good place to live?
Homes sell for a median €144,400, about 3.6 times what a household here earns in a year. 18% of adults are graduates. 13% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Bellanagare has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Bellanagare stand out
The 3 things Bellanagare does most differently from other towns.
Median sale price
Housing
61% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
13% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bellanagare.
Natural hazards
Bellanagare has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
The ground under Bellanagare carries no high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry locally: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | – | 0% |
128
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Bellanagare has cooler summers than Irish towns: July highs of 19.0°C
Across the year it averages 9.5°C, below Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,215 mm of rain to Bellanagare. This Co. Roscommon town sees January nights of 1.9°C on average.
19.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.1°C
Spring12.9°C
Summer18.5°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Bellanagare | 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 | 1,215 mm | – | 937 mm |
19.0°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
1,215 mm
Rain a year
135 mm
Wettest month
52
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Bellanagare have a disability than its ages would predict: 142 per 100 expected, above Irish towns
At the census, 31% of people here had a disability, above Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in Bellanagare runs at 177 per 100 expected. 34% of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Self-reported good health: 77% of the town’s residents.
77%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health177
Disability142
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 77%Fair 20%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 77% | – | 88% |
| With a disability | 31% | – | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | – | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.2% | – | 5.4% |
177
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Roscommon –
142
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
Private renting is less common in Bellanagare than in Irish towns: 15%
Nearly a fifth of households rent from a council or housing body. Owners make up 62% of households, about level with Irish towns (61%).
€144Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Bellanagare€144K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €144K | – | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 19% | – | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 15% | – | 22% |
15%
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 F45, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Protected nature surrounds Bellanagare: 15% of the land within 5 km, more than Irish towns
Protected nature near Bellanagare includes Bellanagare Bog SPA. Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Also worth knowing: 100% of homes have green space within 400 m.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Bellanagare8.7 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 15% | – | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | – | 92% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 8.7 ha | – | 4.1 ha |
100%
Near a park
8.7 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
15%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
What today holds for Bellanagare: partly cloudy, up to 10 degrees
Friday should be the warmest of the days ahead, at 10°C, and the coolest reaches only 7°C. Long-term averages for Bellanagare put November days at 10°C and November nights at 4°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 22 km/h, and the low is 6°C.
10°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 360 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 254 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 269 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 331 mm |
10°C / 6°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
17 km/h
Wind
95%
Humidity
9 h 14 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
16% of workers in Bellanagare worked mainly from home, more than in Irish towns
The average household earns €40,650 a year before tax. Unemployment stood at 13%, above Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, 64% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job.
13%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van67%
Walk11%
Bus2%
| Census 2022 | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 13% | – | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €40,650 | – | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 64% | – | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | – | 31% |
€40,650
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Roscommon €51,009
16%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
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
An older town: 21% of people in Bellanagare are 65 or over, more than in Irish towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, below Irish towns (12%). Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.7%, lower than Irish towns (1.1%).
38.9median age
BellanagareCo. RoscommonIreland
Ages · share of residents
21%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none12%
Lower secondary13%
Leaving Cert51%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher18%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.4% of Bellanagare
80 women and 82 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.3% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 20% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 21% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 51% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Bellanagare turns out to vote: 60% at the last local elections, above Irish towns
Roscommon County Council is the council for Bellanagare, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. General election turnout: 66%, higher than Irish towns (59%). This Co. Roscommon town sits in the Boyle local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
7/18seats held by Independent
Seats on Roscommon County · June 2024
Independent7
Fianna Fáil5
Fine Gael4
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Bellanagare | 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
Bellanagare has one building on the national inventory
9.7% of its homes were built before 1919, above Irish towns (3.4%). Scaled to its population, that is 62 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Bellanagare. 1 archaeological sites are on the record.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1850
earliest dated inventory building
10%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 62 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.7% | – | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | – | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
More schools around Bellanagare are in DEIS, the support scheme, than in Irish towns: 100%
Within 3 km of Bellanagare there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Bellanagare has 57 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballanagare N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 57 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Bellanagare | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
57
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.5 km
to the nearest primary school
10 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Boyle Abbey and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Bellanagare; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey16 km north
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum11 km southwest
CastleBallinafad Castle21 km north
CastleGlinsk Castle21 km south
MuseumThe National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park20 km east
CastleBallymote Castle29 km northPlaces: 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
- Castlerea Railway Museum: NearEMPTiness, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Bellanagare
15pages on Bellanagare
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Bellanagare
One notable person was born in Bellanagare; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
P
Pádraig Ó CaoimhIrish sports administrator · 1898–1964D
Douglas HydeFirst President of Ireland; historian, … · born in Castlerea
M
Matt MolloyIrish musician · born in Ballaghaderreen · born 1947Photo 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
Bellanagare’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CastlereaBallaghaderreenBoyleBellanagare
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellanagare | 162 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 11 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
| Ballaghaderreen | 2,387 | 15 | — | A+ | C+ | D |
| Boyle | 2,915 | 16 | B+ | A+ | B | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Bellanagare
Is Bellanagare growing?
Bellanagare had 162 people at the 2022 census, up from 150 in 2016: 8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Bellanagare a young town or an old one?
The median age in Bellanagare is 38.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Bellanagare
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
Bellanagare has 162 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
- 162 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Roscommon
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
- Local electoral area
- Boyle
- Dáil constituency
- Roscommon-Galway
- Name in Irish
- Béal Átha na gCarr
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:30254
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).