MullaghmoreCo. Sligo

172 residents make their home in this town in Co. Sligo. Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2022.

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Photo: Gerd Eichmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

172

CSO, Census 2022 · Sligo County Council

Median age

56.3

30% are 65+ · Co. Sligo 14%

Degree level

45%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Mullaghmore a good place to live?

The median sale, €233,300, comes to 4.6 times what the median household here earns. The 2022 census put unemployment at 1%. Of those who commute, 6% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. Over-65s are 30% of the population.

Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mullaghmore out for now.

What makes Mullaghmore stand out

The 3 things Mullaghmore does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2022

Work

1% unemployment

Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)

50% of residents 15 and over are at work.

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

6% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

Against 14% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

3 places on the register, on Mullaghmore’s outline

Mullaghmore’s story

Mullaghmore: 17% of homes built before 1919

3 buildings on the National Inventory inside Mullaghmore.

1860J.P. McGloin
1860The Round Tower
1875Classiebawn Castle (gate lodge)

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mullaghmore.

Natural hazards

Mullaghmore has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

The nearest bathing water to Mullaghmore is Mullaghmore Beach, 0.6 km away, rated excellent in 2025. Radon is rarely a worry here: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Landslides: none of Mullaghmore lies in a high-susceptibility zone.

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	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	–	0%
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	–	0%

0.6 km

to Mullaghmore Beach bathing water (excellent)

296

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageMullaghmore’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0.3% 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

Summers stay cool in Mullaghmore: July afternoons reach 18.0°C, below Irish towns

The year’s mean temperature is 10.0°C, below Irish towns (10.3°C). Mullaghmore gets 1,146 mm of rain a year. The coldest nights come in January, when Mullaghmore averages a low of 3.2°C.

18.0°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.5°C

Spring12.3°C

Summer17.6°C

Autumn13.5°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
July high	18.0°C	–	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,146 mm	–	937 mm
Average temperature over the year	10.0°C	–	10.3°C
January low	3.2°C	–	2.9°C

18.0°C

July high

3.2°C

January low

1,146 mm

Rain a year

125 mm

Wettest month

Full pageMullaghmore’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 18.0°C, January lows 3.2°C The yearSummer highs 17.6°C, winter lows 3.3°C Rain1,146 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 125 mm Weather station14 km to the weather station · Finner

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

For its ages, Mullaghmore reports less bad health than Irish towns: 40 per 100 expected

Allowing for its ages, Mullaghmore has 84 residents with a disability per 100 expected, lower than Irish towns (106). One in ten residents in Mullaghmore care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. Self-reported good health: 91% of the town’s residents.

91%good or very good health

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

Bad health40

Disability84

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Unpaid carers	9.9%	–	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	1.2%	–	2%
Good or very good health	91%	–	88%
With a disability	23%	–	22%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Sligo –

disability per 100 expected · Co. Sligo –

83.5 · 79.5

life expectancy, women · men, the Border region, 2016

34%

hold a medical card, HSE West and North West

Full pageMullaghmore’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 40, disability 84 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health91% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.5

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Mullaghmore is a town of owners: 80% of households own their home, above Irish towns

Social renters account for 3% of households. 12% rent privately, below Irish towns (22%).

€233Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Mullaghmore€233K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Households owning their home	80%	–	61%
Households in social housing	3%	–	13%
Median sale price	€233K	–	€350K
Households renting privately	12%	–	22%

80%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

12%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,156

a month on new tenancies, County Sligo

Full pageMullaghmore’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters80% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €233,300 Renting€1,156 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 F91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Protected nature surrounds Mullaghmore: 19% of the land within 5 km, more than Irish towns

Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, lower than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Among the protected sites near Mullaghmore is Bunduff Lough. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes.

100%of homes near green space

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

Mullaghmore2.0 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Protected nature within 5 km	19%	–	1.8%
Sea within 5 km	68%	–	0%
Paths per km² of town	0.3 km per km²	–	2.1 km per km²
Woodland within 1 km	0.7%	–	2.7%

100%

Near a park

2.0 ha

Green space

3 km

Footpaths

19%

Protected for nature

Full pageMullaghmore’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature19% of the land within 5 km · Bunduff Lough and Machair/Trawalua/Mullaghmore SAC Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks2.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 0 ha of green space, one park Paths and trails3 km of paths · 4 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Today in Mullaghmore: partly cloudy and 11 degrees at best

In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Mullaghmore below sets each day against them. A dry day with a stiff breeze lies ahead today: wind building to 27 km/h, then a low of 8°C. The warmest afternoon ahead comes on Thursday, at 11°C; the coolest tops out at 9°C.

11°C / 8°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	330 mm
Spring	12°C	6°C	221 mm
Summer	18°C	11°C	266 mm
Autumn	14°C	8°C	330 mm

11°C / 8°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

22 km/h

Wind

94%

Humidity

9 h 10 min

Daylight

Full pageMullaghmore’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 8°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 10 min Daylight · 07:41 to 16:52

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

Work & commute

More people in Mullaghmore worked from home than in Irish towns: 31%

76% of 15 to 64s were in work, higher than Irish towns (68%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 5.6% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stands at 1.3%.

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van61%

Walk4%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Unemployment rate	1.3%	–	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	76%	–	68%
Median household income	€51,030	–	€57,760
Trips under 15 minutes	27%	–	31%

€51,030

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Sligo €50,438

31%

worked mainly from home, 2022

trips of an hour or more

2,120

on the Live Register, County Sligo, September 2026

Full pageMullaghmore’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment1.3% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€51,030 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time2,120 on the Live Register · −3.8% 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

Fewer children live in Mullaghmore than in Irish towns: 11% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 30% of the town, higher than Irish towns (14%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.1% of the population. Among adults, 45% have a degree.

56.3median age

MullaghmoreCo. SligoIreland

Co. SligoIreland

Ages · share of residents

30%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none3%

Lower secondary16%

Leaving Cert32%

Diploma or cert4%

Degree or higher45%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.2% of Mullaghmore

88 women and 84 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Mullaghmore
	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Under 15	11%	–	20%
15–24	8.1%	–	12%
25–44	18%	–	29%
45–64	33%	–	24%
65+	30%	–	14%
Primary or none	2.8%	–	9.7%
Lower secondary	16%	–	14%
Leaving Cert	32%	–	35%
Diploma or cert	4.2%	–	5.8%
Degree or higher	45%	–	36%

Full pageMullaghmore’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages56.3 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households67 households · 2.2 people per household Where born20% born outside Ireland Irish speakers46% can speak Irish · 0.6% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

More people in Mullaghmore vote than in Irish towns: 55% turnout at the local elections

At the general election 61% voted, above Irish towns (59%). With 6 of 18 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Sligo County Council, short of the 10 a majority needs. Local government for Mullaghmore is Sligo County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.

6/18seats held by Fianna Fáil

Seats on Sligo County · June 2024

Fianna Fáil6

Fine Gael4

Independent4

Sinn Féin2

People Before Profit–Solidarity1

Labour Party1

Turnout	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	55%	–	46%
General election, November 2024	61%	–	59%

Councillors

6/18

Fianna Fáil seats on Sligo County, the largest party

55%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Sligo-Leitrim

Full pageMullaghmore’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Mullaghmore voted55% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Sligo towns –Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 6 of 18 (10 needed)Councillors5 councillors · Sligo-Drumcliff TDs4 TDs · Sligo-Leitrim

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

The national inventory counts 174 buildings per 10,000 residents in Mullaghmore, more than Irish towns

Homes from before 1919 make up 16.7% of the total. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Mullaghmore, each rated of regional importance.

3inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional3

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1860

earliest dated inventory building

17%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Mullaghmore	Co. Sligo	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	174	–	48
Homes built before 1919	16.7%	–	3.4%
Archaeological sites on the record	0	–	11

Full pageMullaghmore’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildings3 buildings on the inventory Older homes17% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Mullaghmore?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Nearby attractions

Classiebawn Castle and 10 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

CastleClassiebawn Castle700 m outside town, to the southwest

CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo22 km south

GardenLissadell House & Gardens15 km southwest

Castle · Office of Public WorksParke's Castle24 km south

Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSligo Abbey22 km south

Castle · Office of Public WorksDonegal Castle31 km northeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Classiebawn Castle: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Sligo: JohnArmagh, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lissadell House & Gardens: Aspdin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parke's Castle: John Darcy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sligo Abbey: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Donegal Castle: Benson Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mullaghmore

15pages on Mullaghmore

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards0% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.3 History3 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Mullaghmore, each rated of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

J.P. McGloinHouse · 1860

NIAH: Regional

The Round TowerWatch tower · 1860

Famous people from around Mullaghmore

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

How we find them →

Rory GallagherIrish guitarist (1948–1995) · born in Ballyshannon

Charlie McGettiganIrish singer · born in Ballyshannon · born 1950

William AllinghamIrish man of letters and poet (1824-188… · born in Ballyshannon

John J. KeaneAmerican Catholic archbishop · born in Ballyshannon · 1839–1918

Brendan GreeneIrish video game developer · born in Ballyshannon · born 1976

Mark BoyleIrish writer · born in Ballyshannon · born 1979

Mullaghmore’s neighbours

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

KinloughBundoranBallyshannonMullaghmore

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mullaghmore	172	—	—	—	—	—
Kinlough Leitrim	1,196	11	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻
Bundoran Donegal	2,599	11	C	A⁻	C⁻	C⁻
Ballyshannon Donegal	2,246	18	—	A⁻	C	C⁻

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

Questions about Mullaghmore

Is Mullaghmore growing?

Mullaghmore had 172 people at the 2022 census, up from 156 in 2016: 10.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Mullaghmore?

The median age in Mullaghmore is 56.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Mullaghmore

Urban area in Co. Sligo

Mullaghmore has 172 people, 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)

Population: 172 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Sligo
Council: Sligo County Council
Local electoral area: Sligo-Drumcliff
Dáil constituency: Sligo-Leitrim
Name in Irish: An Mullach Mór
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
CSO code: UA:31141

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).