Monard’s story
Monard has 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1865Monard National School
MonardCo. Tipperary
A town of 244 in Co. Tipperary. It grew by 17% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
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Photo: Sarah777 · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
244
CSO, Census 2022 · Tipperary County Council
Median age
37.8
11% are 65+ · Co. Tipperary 15%
Degree level
19%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
7%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Monard a good place to live?
A typical home sold for €183,900, or 3.6 years of the town’s median household income. 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. A degree is held by 19% of adults.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Monard has none.
What makes Monard stand out
The 3 things Monard does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
7% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
51% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monard.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards are few in Monard, with low radon, steady ground and little flood-prone housing
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Monard has radon above the reference level. The ground under Monard carries no high landslide susceptibility. Hardly any of its homes sit low beside water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 5.9% | 0.5% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
107
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Rain is part of life in Monard: 1,103 mm a year, more than Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns
The mean temperature over a year in Monard is 10.0°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). Winter lows in Monard average 2.3°C in January.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.7°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.2°C
Autumn14.1°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,103 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
19.7°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
1,103 mm
Rain a year
119 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Disability runs below what Monard’s ages predict, at 95 per 100 expected, and under Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
4.1% of residents in Monard care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. For its ages, Monard has 80 people in bad health for every 100 expected, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (145) and Irish towns (113). Self-reported good health: 92% of the town’s residents.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health80
Disability95
Co. Tipperary145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 86% | 88% |
| With a disability | 18% | 25% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.1% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 2.6% | 2% |
80
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145
95
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 rent privately in Monard than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or across Irish towns: 33%
48% of households are owner-occupiers. Social housing holds 17% of households.
€184Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Monard€184K
Co. Tipperary€225K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 33% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €184K | €225K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 48% | 55% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 18% | 13% |
48%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
33%
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 E34, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Monard has room to breathe: 5.1 ha of green space per 1,000 residents, more than Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns
Within 1 km, 2.9% of the land is woodland, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.8%) and above Irish towns (2.7%). Walkers have one waymarked trail or greenway starting within 5 km.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Monard5.1 ha
Co. Tipperary3.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 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% |
5.1 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
2.9%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Work & commute
Only 7.2% of commuters in Monard go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
The average household earns €51,630 a year before tax. The car took 86% of commuters, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 4.5% of workers at the census.
7%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van86%
Walk5%
Bus1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 29 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 67% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 41% | 49% | 31% |
€51,630
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Tipperary €52,756
5%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
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 town of families: 23% of people in Monard are under 15, more than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns
Born abroad: 14% of residents, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town. 11% of residents are 65 or over.
37.8median age
MonardCo. TipperaryIreland
Ages · share of residents
9%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none6%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert53%
Diploma or cert5%
Degree or higher19%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.0% of Monard
117 women and 127 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.6% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 35% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.3% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 53% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 19% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
53% of Monard’s voters turned out at the local elections (Co. Tipperary towns 56%, Irish towns 46%)
One council serves Monard: Tipperary County Council. There is no majority on Tipperary County Council; Independent have the most seats, 14 of 40, short of 21. General election turnout: 61%, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (61%) and above Irish towns (59%).
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 | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 56% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
7
Councillors
14/40
Independent seats on Tipperary County, the largest party
53%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Tipperary South
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One inventory building stands in Monard
Relative to its size, Monard keeps 41 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents. Homes from before 1919 make up 5.4% of the total, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (7.1%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Monard, of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1865
earliest dated inventory building
5%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Monard | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 41 | 126 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 26 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 5.4% | 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 →Rock of Cashel and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Monard; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel23 km east
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle25 km southeast
CathedralSt John's Cathedral32 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles34 km northeast
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral32 km northwest
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey22 km eastPlaces: 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 (6)
- 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
- St John's Cathedral: David P Howard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Mary's Cathedral: Sean.magner89, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Hore Abbey: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Monard
15pages on Monard
Famous people from around Monard
No notable person born in Monard is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
N
Norman GarstinIrish painter (Newlyn School), teacher,… · born in Caherconlish
A
Alan QuinlanIrish rugby union player · born in Tipperary · born 1974
Photo credits
John O'Leary: Frederick Hollyer, Public domain · John Lacey: quintinsmith_ip, CC BY 2.0 · John Dolan: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 4.0 · Ben Healy: Stefano Delfrate, CC BY-SA 2.0
Monard’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
TipperaryCaherconlishMonard
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monard | 244 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tipperary | 5,387 | 5.9 | C+ | A+ | C | D |
| Caherconlish Limerick | 1,569 | 19 | — | C+ | A | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Monard
Has Monard grown?
Monard had 244 people at the 2022 census, up from 208 in 2016: 17.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Do people in Monard drive to work?
5% mostly work from home, and 41% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Monard a young town or an old one?
The median age in Monard is 37.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Monard
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
244 people live in Monard, 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
- 244 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Tipperary
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
- Local electoral area
- Cashel-Tipperary
- Dáil constituency
- Tipperary South
- Name in Irish
- An Mhóin Ard
- Area
- 0 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:23719
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).