CootehallCo. Roscommon

287 people call this town in Co. Roscommon home.

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Population

287

CSO, Census 2022 · Roscommon County Council

Median age

34.7

9% are 65+ · Co. Roscommon 14%

Degree level

39%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Cootehall a good place to live?

Buying the median home, at €183,200, takes 3.1 times the town’s median household income. 1% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 26%.

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Cootehall falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.

What makes Cootehall stand out

The 3 things Cootehall does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Median sale price

Housing

51% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600

Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.

Population growth, 2016 to 2022

Growth

+26% more people than in 2016

Against 8% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2016 and 2022, on the 2022 boundaries.

Cootehall’s outline

Cootehall’s story

3 archaeological sites in Cootehall

The record adds 3 archaeological sites.

Homes built before 1919: 1%, against 3% across Irish towns.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cootehall.

Schools

Pupil numbers around Cootehall grew +27% since 2019, above Irish towns

Within 3 km of Cootehall there is one school. 156 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
N Micheal agus Padraig Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	156	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	+27%	–	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	–	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	–	8%

156

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

+27%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.7 km

to the nearest primary school

6.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageCootehall’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time156 pupils · +27% since 2019/20 Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Cootehall?”

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.

Natural hazards

Radon in Cootehall: an estimated 9.3% of homes are above the reference level

Landslides: none of Cootehall lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Hardly any of its homes sit 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	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	–	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	–	0%

136

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageCootehall’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

Cootehall has cooler summers than Irish towns: July highs of 19.2°C

1,147 mm of rain falls in a year, above Irish towns (937 mm). Averaged across the seasons, Cootehall sits at 9.6°C. The town sees January nights of 1.9°C on average.

19.2°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.1°C

Spring13.0°C

Summer18.7°C

Autumn13.5°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
July high	19.2°C	–	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.6°C	–	10.3°C
January low	1.9°C	–	2.9°C
Rain a year	1,147 mm	–	937 mm

19.2°C

July high

1.9°C

January low

1,147 mm

Rain a year

123 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageCootehall’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.2°C, January lows 1.9°C The yearSummer highs 18.7°C, winter lows 2.0°C Rain1,147 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 123 mm Weather station29 km to the weather station · Markree

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Cootehall has 76 people in bad health for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than Irish towns

Just over a third of people in the HSE West and North West health region hold a medical card. Disability, age-adjusted: 114 for every 100 expected in Cootehall. Unpaid carers make up 6.3% of residents, above Irish towns (5.4%). Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.1% of the town.

88%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health76

Disability114

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 88%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	1.1%	–	2%
Unpaid carers	6.3%	–	5.4%
With a disability	21%	–	22%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Roscommon –

114

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

Full pageCootehall’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 76, disability 114 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health88% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.5, men 79.7

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 rent privately in Cootehall than in Irish towns: 34%

1% of households rent from a council or housing body. The owner-occupied share of households is 65%.

€183Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Cootehall€183K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Households in social housing	1%	–	13%
Median sale price	€183K	–	€350K
Households renting privately	34%	–	22%
Households owning their home	65%	–	61%

65%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

34%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,092

a month on new tenancies, County Roscommon

Full pageCootehall’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters65% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €183,200 Renting€1,092 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

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

Woodland runs close to Cootehall: 7.7% of the land within 1 km, more than Irish towns

Cootehall counts 5 parks, adding up to 2 ha of green space. Its paths and tracks come to 0.0 km per km², lower than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Cootehall7.6 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Woodland within 1 km	7.7%	–	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	–	2.1 km per km²
Near a park	100%	–	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	0%	–	1.8%

100%

Near a park

7.6 ha

Green space

0 km

Footpaths

7.7%

Woodland

Full pageCootehall’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature0% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks7.6 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 5 parks Paths and trails0 km of paths · 8 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Up to 10 degrees in Cootehall today, partly cloudy

A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 21 km/h, then a low of 7°C. Later in the week, highs run between 8°C and 10°C, peaking on Thursday. In a typical November, days climb to about 10°C and nights sink to 4°C, the yardstick for Cootehall’s forecast.

10°C / 7°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	335 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	239 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	260 mm
Autumn	14°C	6°C	313 mm

10°C / 7°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

21 km/h

Wind

81%

Humidity

9 h 13 min

Daylight

Full pageCootehall’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead10°C / 7°C Today · A normal 4 November: 11°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 13 min Daylight · 07:39 to 16:53

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Fewer commuters in Cootehall walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Irish towns: 0.9%

The average trip to work took 30.8 min, higher than Irish towns (27.6 min). At the census, 87% of commuters went by car. Unemployment stands at 6.3%.

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van87%

Bicycle1%

Census 2022	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Unemployment rate	6.3%	–	9.2%
Average trip	30.8 min	–	27.6 min
In work, 15 to 64	67%	–	68%

€59,230

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Roscommon €51,009

12%

trips of an hour or more

1,855

on the Live Register, County Roscommon, September 2026

Full pageCootehall’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment6.3% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€59,230 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time1,855 on the Live Register · −2.5% on a year earlier

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

Children make up 30% of Cootehall, above Irish towns

Nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over, below Irish towns (14%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents. Born abroad: 26% of residents.

34.7median age

CootehallCo. RoscommonIreland

Co. RoscommonIreland

Ages · share of residents

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none3%

Lower secondary8%

Leaving Cert42%

Diploma or cert9%

Degree or higher39%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.6% of Cootehall

148 women and 139 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Cootehall
	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Under 15	30%	–	20%
15–24	9.1%	–	12%
25–44	32%	–	29%
45–64	21%	–	24%
65+	8.7%	–	14%
Primary or none	3.1%	–	9.7%
Lower secondary	7.5%	–	14%
Leaving Cert	42%	–	35%
Diploma or cert	9.3%	–	5.8%
Degree or higher	39%	–	36%

Full pageCootehall’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages34.7 median age · 9% are 65 or over Households107 households · 2.7 people per household Where born26% born outside Ireland Irish speakers47% can speak Irish · 2.4% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Cootehall turns out to vote: 60% at the last local elections, above Irish towns

General election turnout: 66%, higher than Irish towns (59%). Roscommon County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 7 of its 18 seats, short of the 10 needed. There is just one council for Cootehall, Roscommon County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government.

7/18seats held by Independent

Seats on Roscommon County · June 2024

Independent7

Fianna Fáil5

Fine Gael4

Sinn Féin1

Independent Ireland1

Turnout	Cootehall	Co. Roscommon	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	60%	–	46%
General election, November 2024	66%	–	59%

Councillors

7/18

Independent seats on Roscommon County, the largest party

60%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Roscommon-Galway

Full pageCootehall’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Cootehall voted60% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Roscommon towns –Who’s in chargeNo majority: Independent lead with 7 of 18 (10 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Boyle TDs3 TDs · Roscommon-Galway

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

Nearby attractions

McDermott's Castle and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Cootehall; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleMcDermott's Castle4.8 km outside town, to the west

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey9.3 km west

CastleBallinafad Castle13 km west

Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle33 km north

CathedralSt. Mel's Cathedral37 km southeast

CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo38 km northwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

McDermott's Castle: Carlo Cretaro from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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
Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Mel's Cathedral: 瑞丽江的河水, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cootehall

15pages on Cootehall

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards9.3% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 34.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Cootehall

No notable person born in Cootehall is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Maureen O'SullivanIrish-American actress (1911-1998) · born in Boyle

Chris O'DowdIrish actor and comedian (born 1979) · born in Boyle

Margaret CousinsIrish-Indian suffragist and feminist · born in Boyle · 1878–1954

Patrick Francis SheehanNigerian catholic bishop (1932-2012) · born in Boyle

Caitlín Ní ThoirbheirdGaelic League activist · born in Boyle · 1891–1969

Susan L. MitchellIrish writer (1866-1926) · born in Carrick-On-Shannon

Photo 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 · Susan L. Mitchell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

Cootehall’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

Carrick-On-ShannonBoyleDrumshanboCootehall

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cootehall	287	—	—	—	—	—
Carrick-On-Shannon Leitrim	4,743	6.3	B⁻	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻
Boyle	2,915	9.3	B⁺	A⁺	B	B⁻
Drumshanbo Leitrim	1,240	10	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Cootehall

Is Cootehall growing?

Cootehall had 287 people at the 2022 census, up from 227 in 2016: 26.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in Cootehall get to work?

11% mostly work from home, and 31% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

How old are the people of Cootehall?

The median age in Cootehall is 34.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Cootehall

Urban area in Co. Roscommon

Cootehall has 287 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: 287 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Roscommon
Council: Roscommon County Council
Local electoral area: Boyle
Dáil constituency: Roscommon-Galway
Name in Irish: Uachtar Thíre
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
CSO code: UA:30246

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).