Ballyclerahan’s story
Ballyclerahan has 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1815Saint Michael's Catholic Church
BallyclerahanCo. Tipperary
The 2022 census put unemployment at 3%. The town has 830 residents and lies in Co. Tipperary.
Population
830
CSO, Census 2022 · Tipperary County Council
Median age
37.2
6% are 65+ · Co. Tipperary 15%
Degree level
29%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Ballyclerahan a good place to live?
Home prices sit at a median €249,700, which is 3.3 years of the town’s median household income. Of those who commute, 3% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. Over-65s are only 6% of the population.
At under 1,000 residents, Ballyclerahan is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
What makes Ballyclerahan stand out
The 3 things Ballyclerahan does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
3% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
69% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Residents 65 and over
Who lives here
Only 6% are 65 or over
Against 14% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyclerahan.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Ballyclerahan moved −1% since 2019, below Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Ballyclerahan there is one school. The one school within 3 km of Ballyclerahan has 202 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cleireachain Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 202 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +6% | +4% |
202
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−1%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
7.1 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no school-by-school results, which is why these cards have no letters.
Natural hazards
Radon is the hazard to test for in Ballyclerahan: an estimated 17% of homes are above the reference level
100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Ballyclerahan lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
17%
of homes over the radon level
317
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Ballyclerahan has colder winter nights than 78% of Irish towns
Midwinter nights in Ballyclerahan bottom out at 2.3°C on average. July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, in line with Co. Tipperary’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Across the year, Ballyclerahan now averages 0.2°C more than it did in 1981–2010.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.9°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.5°C
Autumn14.3°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 997 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.1°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
20.0°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
997 mm
Rain a year
107 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, more people in Ballyclerahan live with a disability than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 120 per 100 expected
92% of people in Ballyclerahan rate their own health good or very good. At the census, 1.5% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Weighed against its ages, bad health in the town runs at 102 per 100 expected.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health102
Disability120
Co. Tipperary145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 25% | 22% |
102
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145
120
disability per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 114
82.5 · 79
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-West region, 2016
27%
hold a medical card, HSE Dublin and South East
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 own their home in Ballyclerahan than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or across Irish towns: 75%
12% rent privately, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Council and housing-body homes hold 13% of households.
€250Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Ballyclerahan€250K
Co. Tipperary€225K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 55% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €225K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 13% | 18% | 13% |
75%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
12%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,078
a month on new tenancies, County Tipperary
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E91, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Almost everyone in Ballyclerahan lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
Walkers have 0.2 km per km² of paths and tracks, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 100% of homes have green space within 400 m. Per 1,000 residents, Ballyclerahan has 5.3 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Ballyclerahan5.3 ha
Co. Tipperary3.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
100%
Near a park
5.3 ha
Green space
2 km
Footpaths
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Ballyclerahan’s November turns cool today: 8 degrees
Ballyclerahan’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 4°C. Expect no rain today, only a light breath of wind up to 13 km/h, and a low of 6°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Wednesday, at about 5 mm for the day.
8°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 278 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 205 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 224 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 290 mm |
8°C / 6°C
Today
0.4 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
13 km/h
Wind
84%
Humidity
9 h 20 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Ballyclerahan than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 2.6%
The car took nine in ten commuters, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). 6.7% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The jobless rate is 2.8%.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Walk2%
Bus0%
| Census 2022 | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €74,550 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 75% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 44% | 49% | 31% |
€74,550
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Tipperary €52,756
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
trips of an hour or more
5,284
on the Live Register, County Tipperary, 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
A younger town: only 5.9% of people in Ballyclerahan are 65 or over, fewer than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and across Irish towns
Children under 15 make up 22%, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 make up 15% of the town. Just over a tenth of the people living here were born in another country.
37.2median age
BallyclerahanCo. TipperaryIreland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none9%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher29%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.7% of Ballyclerahan
421 women and 409 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 5.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.9% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Tipperary County Council plans one of the biggest budgets per resident of any council
Turnout at the last local elections was 50%. Tipperary County Council is the one council for Ballyclerahan; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Also worth knowing: 61% voted at the general election.
14/40seats held by Independent
Seats on Tipperary County · June 2024
Independent14
Fianna Fáil10
Fine Gael10
Labour Party3
Sinn Féin2
Workers and Unemployed Action1
| Turnout | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 56% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
6
Councillors
14/40
Independent seats on Tipperary County, the largest party
50%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Tipperary South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Ballyclerahan counts one building on the architectural inventory
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.8% of the total, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (7.1%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Per 10,000 residents, Ballyclerahan counts 12 inventory buildings. Ballyclerahan has one building on the national inventory of architectural heritage, rated of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1815
earliest dated inventory building
2%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Ballyclerahan | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 12 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 1.8% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →St. Patricks Well - Clonmel and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyclerahan; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryAbbey or priorySt. Patricks Well - Clonmel4.9 km outside town, to the south
CastleRock of Cashel15 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle12 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle25 km east
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey15 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles30 km north
CastleRock of Cashel15 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle12 km westCastle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle25 km eastAbbey or prioryHore Abbey15 km northwestCathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles30 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 (5)
- Rock of Cashel: Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ormond Castle: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hore Abbey: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ballyclerahan
15pages on Ballyclerahan
Famous people from around Ballyclerahan
No notable person born in Ballyclerahan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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William J. DuaneAmerican politician, Jackson administra… · born in Clonmel
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Daire LynchIrish rower · born in Clonmel · born 1998S
Seán TreacyIrish politician (1923-2018) · born in ClonmelPhoto credits
Laurence Sterne: Joshua Reynolds (died 1792), Public domain · Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington: Thomas Lawrence, Public domain · Adi Roche: Slamforeman, CC BY 4.0
Ballyclerahan’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ClonmelFethardCahirCashelBallyclerahan
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyclerahan | 830 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clonmel | 18,369 | 6.8 | C+ | B+ | C− | C+ |
| Fethard | 1,738 | 8 | — | A | C+ | C+ |
| Cahir | 3,679 | 12 | A | A | B− | B+ |
| Cashel | 4,805 | 14 | B | A− | C | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Ballyclerahan
How old are the people of Ballyclerahan?
The median age in Ballyclerahan is 37.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Ballyclerahan drive to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 44% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Ballyclerahan grown?
Ballyclerahan had 830 people at the 2022 census, down from 850 in 2016: 2.4% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
About Ballyclerahan
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Ballyclerahan has 830 people, in the area of Tipperary 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
- 830 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Tipperary
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clonmel
- Dáil constituency
- Tipperary South
- Name in Irish
- Baile Uí Chléireacháin
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:23704
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).