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It grew by 12% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses. The town has 321 residents and lies in Co. Tipperary.
Buying the median home, at €222,300, takes 4.7 times the town’s median household income. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 2% of commuters. 18% of adults have a degree. Born outside Ireland: 11% of residents.
At under 1,000 residents, Gortnahoo is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Gortnahoo does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 4%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gortnahoo.
Radon is rarely a worry in Gortnahoo: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. No part of Gortnahoo is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.
| Share of homes | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
The mean temperature over a year in Gortnahoo is 9.7°C. July afternoons reach 19.7°C here, about level with both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). October is the wettest month here, with 104 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.8°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.7°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 973 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.6%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Ages taken into account, Gortnahoo counts 135 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. Disability touches 27% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 2.6% | 2% |
| With a disability | 27% | 25% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 84% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 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
The private rented sector houses 5% of households. Owners make up 54% of households, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (55%) and below Irish towns (61%).
| Housing | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 40% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 5% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €222K | €225K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 54% | 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.
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (83%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. Green space in Gortnahoo works out at 8.5 ha per 1,000 people. Within 5 km, 3 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
| Outdoors | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 11% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The average trip to work takes 27.1 min. In work: just over three in five residents aged 15 to 64, below both Co. Tipperary’s towns (67%) and Irish towns (68%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 1.6% of commuters at the census.
| Census 2022 | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 16% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 27.1 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.
People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town. 23% are under 15, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). Aged 15 to 24: 12% of residents.
Women make up 55.8% of Gortnahoo
179 women and 142 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 29% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 25% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
56% of voters turned out at the last local elections. Tipperary County Council is the one council for Gortnahoo; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 66% | 61% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 56% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
1 archaeological sites are on the record. 4% of homes were built before 1919. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Gortnahoo, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
| Heritage | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 62 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Gortnahoo there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 132.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S N Gort na hUaighe DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 132 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Gortnahoo | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 50% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +0% | +6% | +4% |
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.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Gortnahoo; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksKilcooley Abbey2 km outside town, to the east
CastleRock of Cashel26 km southwest
CastleKilkenny Castle24 km east
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles14 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle40 km southwest
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral23 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Gortnahoo, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
6 notable people were born in Gortnahoo.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gortnahoo | 321 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Urlingford Kilkenny | 1,196 | 5.3 | — | A | A− | C+ |
| Thurles | 8,185 | 14 | B− | A | C | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Gortnahoo had 321 people at the 2022 census, up from 286 in 2016: 12.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 36% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Gortnahoo is 36, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Gortnahoo has 321 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).