Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
11% of people here were born outside Ireland. The town has 523 residents and lies in Co. Tipperary.
Buying the median home, at €222,300, takes 4.6 times the town’s median household income. 16% of residents 15 and over hold a degree. On the way to work, 11% walk, cycle or take the bus or train.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Mullinahone out for now.
The 3 things Mullinahone does most differently from other towns.
4 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mullinahone.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Mullinahone has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Mullinahone lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Mullinahone | 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.
January nights bottom out at 2.3°C in Mullinahone, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (2.3°C) and below Irish towns (2.9°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 20.1°C locally. October is the wettest month locally, with 103 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 20.1°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.3°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 951 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Weighed against its ages, bad health in Mullinahone runs at 187 per 100 expected. Just over four fifths of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (86%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Disability touches 30% of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 82% | 86% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.3% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.4% | 2.6% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 53% of households. 17% rent privately, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Housing | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 30% | 18% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €222K | €225K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 17% | 23% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 53% | 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.
One park, 2 ha of green space: that is the measure of Mullinahone’s parkland. Within 5 km, 1.8% of the land is protected nature, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (3.4%) and close to Irish towns (1.8%).
| Outdoors | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
5.9% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. Short trips: 41% under 15 minutes, below Co. Tipperary’s towns (49%) but above Irish towns (31%). A trip to work takes 26.8 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 55% | 67% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 15% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 41% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 26.8 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 aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town. 22% are under 15, above Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents.
49.5% of Mullinahone’s residents are women
259 women and 264 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 17% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.2% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 24% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Tipperary and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs. Local government for Mullinahone is Tipperary County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. 54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (56%) and Irish towns (46%).
| Turnout | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 56% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 61% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. 14.9% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Tipperary’s towns (7.1%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Mullinahone’s built heritage counts 8 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 153 | 126 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 14.9% | 7.1% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 26 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
DEIS, the support scheme, covers 50% of them, close to Co. Tipperary’s towns (50%) and above Irish towns (35%). Families in Mullinahone have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Michil Naofa DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 137 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mullinahone | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 8% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 50% | 35% |
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.
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Mullinahone; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel26 km west
CastleKilkenny Castle23 km northeast
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle19 km south
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle32 km southwest
CathedralSaint Marys Cathedral23 km northeast
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksJerpoint Abbey24 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Mullinahone’s built heritage counts 8 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 4 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
11 notable people were born in Mullinahone.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullinahone | 523 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callan Kilkenny | 2,678 | 8.9 | A+ | A− | A | B |
| Fethard | 1,738 | 14 | — | A | C+ | C+ |
| Carrick-on-Suir | 5,752 | 19 | C− | A | C− | D− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
6% mostly work from home, and 41% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Mullinahone had 523 people at the 2022 census, up from 507 in 2016: 3.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Mullinahone is 37.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
Mullinahone has 523 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).