Loughglinn’s story
Loughglinn has 1 building on the National Inventory
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1900Catholic Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
LoughglinnCo. Roscommon
Some 231 people live in this town, in Co. Roscommon. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 13%.
3 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: David Purchase · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
231
CSO, Census 2022 · Roscommon County Council
Median age
46.8
24% are 65+ · Co. Roscommon 14%
Degree level
16%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Loughglinn a good place to live?
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €144,400, costs 3.8 times as much. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 4% of commuters. 16% of adults are graduates.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Loughglinn out for now.
What makes Loughglinn stand out
The 3 things Loughglinn does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
4% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
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
Against 36% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Loughglinn.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Loughglinn; flooding isn’t measured here
Radon is rarely a worry in Loughglinn: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Landslides: none of Loughglinn lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, 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 | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | – | 0% |
164
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Loughglinn has cooler summers than Irish towns: July highs of 18.9°C
1,258 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than Irish towns (937 mm). Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Loughglinn is 9.5°C. Expect January lows of around 1.9°C here.
18.9°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.1°C
Spring12.8°C
Summer18.4°C
Autumn13.4°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.9°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 | 1,258 mm | – | 937 mm |
18.9°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
1,258 mm
Rain a year
139 mm
Wettest month
29
Air frosts
1,199 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Loughglinn are in bad health than its ages would predict: 224 per 100 expected, above Irish towns
At the census, 5.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. 79% of Loughglinn’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Irish towns (88%). A disability affects just over a quarter of people here.
79%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health224
Disability108
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 79%Fair 16%Bad or very bad 5%
| Census 2022 | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | – | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.2% | – | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.8% | – | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 26% | – | 22% |
224
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Roscommon –
108
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
More households in Loughglinn live in social housing than in Irish towns: 23%
15% of households rent privately. Owners make up just over three in five households, close to Irish towns (61%).
€144Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Loughglinn€144K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €144K | – | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 23% | – | 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
More woodland lies at the edge of Loughglinn than Irish towns: 9.4% of the land within 1 km
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, higher than Irish towns (92%). Green space in Loughglinn works out at 2.4 ha per 1,000 people. Within 5 km, 2 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Loughglinn2.4 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.4% | – | 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 | 3.2% | – | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
2.4 ha
Green space
3.2%
Protected for nature
9.4%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Loughglinn’s outlook today: mostly clear, peaking at 10 degrees
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 4 mm. A settled, dry day lies ahead today: light wind up to 19 km/h, then a low of 6°C. By December, a normal day reaches 8°C and a normal night 2°C.
10°C / 6°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 | 377 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 260 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 10°C | 276 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 6°C | 346 mm |
10°C / 6°C
Today
0.2 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
19 km/h
Wind
84%
Humidity
9 h 15 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Unemployment in Loughglinn, 20%, runs above Irish towns
The average household earns €38,310 a year before tax. 59% of 15 to 64s were in work, below Irish towns (68%). Workers spend 29.5 min getting to work, on average.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van87%
Walk3%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 20% | – | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 59% | – | 68% |
| Median household income | €38,310 | – | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 29.5 min | – | 27.6 min |
€38,310
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Roscommon €51,009
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
12%
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
Loughglinn has fewer young adults than Irish towns: 5.2% are 15 to 24
Over-65s are 24% of the population. Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than Irish towns (20%).
46.8median age
LoughglinnCo. RoscommonIreland
Ages · share of residents
24%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none23%
Lower secondary20%
Leaving Cert39%
Diploma or cert3%
Degree or higher16%
Women and men · all residents
53.7% of Loughglinn’s residents are women
124 women and 107 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 5.2% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 23% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 39% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.2% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Roscommon and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Loughglinn vote than in Irish towns: 59% turnout at the local elections
Turnout at the general election came to 66%. Local government for Loughglinn is Roscommon County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. No party holds a majority on Roscommon County Council: Independent lead with 7 of 18 seats, short of the 10 needed.
7/18seats held by Independent
Seats on Roscommon County · June 2024
Independent7
Fianna Fáil5
Fine Gael4
Sinn Féin1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 59% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | – | 59% |
6
Councillors
7/18
Independent seats on Roscommon County, the largest party
59%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Roscommon-Galway
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Loughglinn counts one building on the architectural inventory
Homes from before 1919 make up 8.3% of the total, above Irish towns (3.4%). Per 10,000 residents, Loughglinn counts 43 inventory buildings. One building in Loughglinn made the national inventory of architectural heritage, at 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
8%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.3% | – | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | – | 11 |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 43 | – | 48 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
100% of schools around Loughglinn get DEIS support, above Irish towns
One school lies within 3 km of Loughglinn. The one school within 3 km of Loughglinn has 57 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 57 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Loughglinn | Co. Roscommon | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | – | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
57
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.6 km
to the nearest primary school
8.3 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 Loughglinn; these are the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksBoyle Abbey24 km northeast
MuseumCastlerea Railway Museum7.5 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary39 km southwest
CastleGlinsk Castle21 km southeast
CastleBallinafad Castle27 km northeast
CastleBallymote Castle30 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
- Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: TuamRCCathedral.jpg : JohnArmagh derivative work: Rabanus Flavus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glinsk Castle: Hyacinth45 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballinafad Castle: Daniel Waters, Co. Sligo, Ireland from Ireland, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ballymote Castle: Willie Duffin, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Loughglinn
15pages on Loughglinn
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Loughglinn
One notable person was born in Loughglinn; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
J
John LynchIrish Gaelic footballer · 1933–2019D
Douglas HydeFirst President of Ireland; historian, … · born in CastlereaM
Matt MolloyIrish musician · born in Ballaghaderreen · born 1947J
Jim HigginsIrish politician and MEP · born in Ballyhaunis · born 1945A
Aoife O'RourkeIrish boxer · born in Castlerea · born 1997S
Seán FlanaganIrish politician (1922–1993) · born in BallyhaunisLoughglinn’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CastlereaBallaghaderreenBallyhaunisLoughglinn
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughglinn | 231 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlerea | 2,348 | 8.1 | — | A+ | C | C+ |
| Ballaghaderreen | 2,387 | 8.8 | — | A+ | C+ | D |
| Ballyhaunis Mayo | 2,773 | 15 | B+ | A+ | B | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Loughglinn
Is Loughglinn growing?
Loughglinn had 231 people at the 2022 census, up from 204 in 2016: 13.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Loughglinn get to work?
6% mostly work from home, and 32% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
How old are the people of Loughglinn?
The median age in Loughglinn is 46.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Loughglinn
Urban area in Co. Roscommon
Loughglinn has 231 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
- 231 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Roscommon
- Council
- Roscommon County Council
- Local electoral area
- Roscommon
- Dáil constituency
- Roscommon-Galway
- Name in Irish
- Loch Glinne
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:30258
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).