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RosegreenCo. Tipperary
In Co. Tipperary, this town has 219 residents.
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Photo: kevin higgins · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
219
CSO, Census 2022 · Tipperary County Council
Median age
43.8
19% are 65+ · Co. Tipperary 15%
Degree level
12%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
8%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Rosegreen a good place to live?
A typical home sold for €260,300, or 4.5 years of the town’s median household income. Just over one in ten residents 15 and over hold a degree. Of those who commute, 8% go on foot, by bike or by public transport.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Rosegreen has none.
What makes Rosegreen stand out
The 3 things Rosegreen does most differently from other towns.
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
8% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
30% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosegreen.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Rosegreen; flooding isn’t measured here
Under 1% of homes in Rosegreen are estimated to have radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Rosegreen lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0% | 0% |
132
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Rosegreen has colder winters than Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.1°C
The annual mean in Rosegreen is 10.0°C. July afternoons reach 20.0°C here, near both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). October is the wettest month in the town, with 108 mm of rain on average.
20.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.4°C
Autumn14.2°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.1°C | 2.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.1°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 20.0°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,008 mm | 1,037 mm | 937 mm |
20.0°C
July high
2.1°C
January low
1,008 mm
Rain a year
108 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Rosegreen have a disability than its ages would predict: 130 per 100 expected, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
At the census, 86% of people in Rosegreen called their health good or very good, about level with Co. Tipperary’s towns (86%) and below Irish towns (88%). Family carers: 3.2% of the people in Rosegreen look after someone without pay. 30% of residents in Rosegreen live with a disability.
86%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health131
Disability130
Co. Tipperary145
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 86%Fair 12%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.2% | 5.7% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 30% | 25% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 2.6% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 86% | 88% |
131
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Tipperary 145
130
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 in Rosegreen live in social housing than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 24%
Private renters make up 13% of households, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (23%) and Irish towns (22%). Home ownership stands at 61% of households.
€260Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Rosegreen€260K
Co. Tipperary€225K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 24% | 18% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 13% | 23% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €260K | €225K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 61% | 55% | 61% |
61%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
13%
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 E25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Almost everyone in Rosegreen lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away. Walkers have 0.1 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 near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Rosegreen4.9 ha
Co. Tipperary3.2 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 100% | 83% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 0.5 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 3.4% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
4.9 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
4.4%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Rosegreen, today: cloudy, and the thermometer reaches 12 degrees
A typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 4°C at night: the forecast for Rosegreen is set against that. Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 23 km/h and the temperature dipping to 7°C. The coming days top out somewhere between 6°C and 10°C; Thursday looks warmest.
12°C / 7°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 | 277 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 206 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 234 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 292 mm |
12°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
23 km/h
Wind
70%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Rosegreen is a driving town: 90% of commuters go by car, above Co. Tipperary’s towns and Irish towns
36% of trips took under 15 minutes, between Co. Tipperary’s towns (49%) and Irish towns (31%). At the census, 2.3% of workers worked mainly from home. The commute to work averages 28.1 min.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van90%
Walk5%
Bus3%
| Census 2022 | Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 36% | 49% | 31% |
| Average trip | 28.1 min | 23.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 7.8% | 9.7% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €57,760 | €46,245 | €57,760 |
€57,760
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Tipperary €52,756
2%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
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
Fewer people in Rosegreen hold a degree than in Co. Tipperary’s towns or Irish towns: 12%
Children under 15 make up 17%, lower than both Co. Tipperary’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.
43.8median age
RosegreenCo. TipperaryIreland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none12%
Lower secondary21%
Leaving Cert52%
Diploma or cert3%
Degree or higher12%
Women and men · all residents
48.4% of Rosegreen’s residents are women
106 women and 113 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rosegreen | Co. Tipperary | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 24% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 52% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.6% | 5.8% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 12% | 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
One council serves Rosegreen: Tipperary County Council. Local elections drew 50% of voters to the polls last time. With 14 of 40 seats, Independent are the largest group on Tipperary County Council, short of the 21 a majority needs.
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 | Rosegreen | 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
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Rock of Cashel and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Rosegreen; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleRock of Cashel7.1 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle12 km southwest
Abbey or prioryHore Abbey7.2 km northwest
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksSt. Dominic's Abbey6.8 km northwest
CathedralSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel6.2 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of the Assumption, Thurles24 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 (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
- Hore Abbey: Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Dominic's Abbey: Chris06, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. John's Cathedral, Cashel: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of the Assumption, Thurles: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rosegreen
15pages on Rosegreen
Famous people from around Rosegreen
No notable person born in Rosegreen 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
Rosegreen’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Questions about Rosegreen
Do people in Rosegreen drive to work?
2% mostly work from home, and 36% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Rosegreen grown?
Rosegreen had 219 people at the 2022 census, up from 210 in 2016: 4.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Rosegreen a young town or an old one?
The median age in Rosegreen is 43.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Rosegreen
Urban area in Co. Tipperary
219 people live in Rosegreen, 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
- 219 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Tipperary
- Council
- Tipperary County Council
- Local electoral area
- Clonmel
- Dáil constituency
- Tipperary South
- Name in Irish
- Faiche Ró
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:23706
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).