Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
235 people call this town in Co. Sligo home.
The median home sold for €193,100, 5.1 times the town’s median household income. Its architectural heritage runs to 13 buildings on the national inventory. Walking, cycling and public transport carry one in ten commuters. The median sale price, 2023 to 2025: €193,100.
There are no grades for Easky: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
The 3 things Easky does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Easky.
2 schools lie within 3 km of Easky: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. 100% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above Irish towns (35%). For secondary school, the closest is Coláiste Iascaigh, 0.5 km from the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killeenduff N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 20 | Catholic |
| Coláiste Iascaigh DEISLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 267 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | – | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +75% | – | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | – | 39% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | – | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
On high landslide susceptibility: 1.4% of homes, higher than Irish towns (0%). In Easky, an estimated just over a fifth of homes exceed the radon reference level. The closest place to swim from Easky is Enniscrone Beach, 13 km away, rated excellent in 2025.
| Share of homes | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | – | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 1.4% | – | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
On a January night, the temperature in Easky falls to about 3.5°C. 1,139 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than Irish towns (937 mm). December is the wettest month in the town, with 129 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 17.9°C | – | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,139 mm | – | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.5°C | – | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | – | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
6.8% of residents in Easky care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. Allowing for its ages, Easky has 115 residents with a disability per 100 expected, above Irish towns (106). At the census, 4.7% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 4.7% | – | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 83% | – | 88% |
| With a disability | 28% | – | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.8% | – | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up nearly half of households, below Irish towns (61%). 13% of households are private tenants.
| Housing | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 36% | – | 13% |
| Median sale price | €193K | – | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 49% | – | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | – | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area F26, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). One park, 1 ha of green space: that is the measure of Easky’s parkland.
| Outdoors | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 35% | – | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 47% | – | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | – | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.6% | – | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 6°C at night: the forecast for Easky is set against that. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 27 km/h and the temperature dipping to 7°C. The coming days top out somewhere between 8°C and 11°C; Thursday looks warmest.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 340 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | 6°C | 221 mm |
| Summer | 17°C | 11°C | 251 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 328 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 62% were employed at the census. Households take home €37,670 a year before tax, on average.
| Census 2022 | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 16% | – | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €37,670 | – | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 62% | – | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 39% | – | 31% |
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.
Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. Children under 15 make up 12%, lower than Irish towns (20%). Among adults, 25% have a degree.
55.7% of Easky’s residents are women
131 women and 104 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | – | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | – | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | – | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | – | 24% |
| 65+ | 24% | – | 14% |
| Primary or none | 21% | – | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 13% | – | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | – | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.4% | – | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | – | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Sligo and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 61%, above Irish towns (59%). Fianna Fáil lead Sligo County Council with 6 of 18 seats, but no party has a majority: 10 are needed. Sligo County Council runs Easky: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
| Turnout | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 63% | – | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | – | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes built before 1919 account for 8% of the housing. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 3 sites here, lower than Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Easky | Co. Sligo | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 553 | – | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8% | – | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | – | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Easky; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo31 km east
CathedralSt. Muredack's Cathedral23 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St Nathy, Ballaghaderreen23 km southwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey31 km east
GardenLissadell House & Gardens25 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 of Easky’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 3 archaeological sites in and around the town.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easky | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Enniscrone | 1,291 | 12 | — | B | A | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Easky had 235 people at the 2022 census, up from 229 in 2016: 2.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Easky is 46.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Sligo
235 people live in Easky, in the area of Sligo 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).