Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 724 residents in Co. Tipperary.
Home prices sit at a median €222,300, which is 4.2 years of the town’s median household income. Its architectural heritage runs to 12 buildings on the national inventory. The car is not the only way to work here: one in ten commuters walk, cycle or use public transport.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Borrisoleigh out for now.
The 3 things Borrisoleigh does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 7 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 8%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Borrisoleigh.
Families in Borrisoleigh have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. The nearest secondary, St Josephs College, is 0.5 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naomh Cualán Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 198 | Catholic |
| St Josephs CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Voluntary secondary | Post-primary · Voluntary secondary | 373 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 67% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +6% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No school here carries a letter or a result: Ireland publishes neither for individual schools.
By estimate, 4.2% of homes in Borrisoleigh carry radon above the reference level. 0.9% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, higher than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The annual mean in Borrisoleigh is 9.8°C. A January night in Borrisoleigh drops to 2.1°C on average, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.7°C here.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,171 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.1°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Self-reported good health: 89% of Borrisoleigh’s residents. At the census, 0.9% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Ages taken into account, Borrisoleigh counts 97 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.9% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 19% of households, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (18%) and Irish towns (13%). Owners make up 60% of households.
| Housing | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €222K | €225K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 23% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 18% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 60% | 55% | 61% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area E41, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 0.9% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.8%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (0.5 km per km²) and below Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). 3 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.9% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.1% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 22 km/h and the temperature dipping to 6°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 4 mm of rain. A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night: the forecast for Borrisoleigh is set against that.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 2°C | 358 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 239 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 328 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income came to €53,390 a year before tax, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (€46,245) and Irish towns (€57,760). By car: that was how 81% of commuters travelled at the census. Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 71% were employed at the census.
| Census 2022 | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 49% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 8.1% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 25.4 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
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.
22% of adults hold a degree, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (36%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 9.8% of the town. One measure of its mix: 13% of residents were born abroad.
Women make up 48.9% of Borrisoleigh
354 women and 370 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.8% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 10% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.3% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
56% voted at the last local elections. Local government for Borrisoleigh is Tipperary County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. Independent lead Tipperary County Council with 14 of 40 seats, but no party has a majority: 21 are needed.
| Turnout | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearly one in ten homes were built before 1919. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 7 sites here, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (26) and Irish towns (11). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Borrisoleigh, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Borrisoleigh | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 166 | 126 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.2% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 7 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Borrisoleigh; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel26 km south
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles13 km southeast
Abbey or prioryHolycross Abbey14 km southeast
CastleBallynahow Castle8.3 km southeast
CastleLoughmoe Castle8.6 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 12 buildings in Borrisoleigh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 7 sites here.
21 notable people were born in Borrisoleigh.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrisoleigh | 724 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Templemore | 2,005 | 9.4 | — | A+ | C+ | C |
| Thurles | 8,185 | 13 | B− | A | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
7% mostly work from home, and 45% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Borrisoleigh had 724 people at the 2022 census, up from 700 in 2016: 3.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Borrisoleigh is 40.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Borrisoleigh has 724 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)
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).