Aglish’s story
Aglish has 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 9 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1830Outbuilding, Aglish
AglishCo. Waterford
It is a town of 306 residents in Co. Waterford.
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Photo: David Hawgood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
306
CSO, Census 2022 · Waterford City and County Council
Median age
36.9
10% are 65+ · Co. Waterford 16%
Degree level
21%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Aglish a good place to live?
Half the homes sold for more than €249,800, a price of 4.3 times what the median household earns. 3% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 21% of adults are graduates.
Aglish is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Aglish stand out
The 3 things Aglish does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
The median of Irish towns: 36%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
33% 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 Aglish.
Schools
Schools around Aglish have lost ground: pupils −24% since 2019, below Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Aglish there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aglish N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 82 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −24% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 41% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
99
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−24%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.6 km
to the nearest primary school
11 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards are few in Aglish, with low radon, steady ground and little flood-prone housing
Ardmore Beach, 15 km from Aglish, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. Landslides: none of Aglish lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Also worth knowing: by estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level.
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 | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 69% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
0%
of homes over the radon level
15 km
to Ardmore Beach bathing water (good)
156
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
July in Aglish runs hotter than in 83% of Irish towns
Over twelve months, Aglish averages 10.7°C. Here July highs average 20.1°C, close to Co. Waterford’s towns (20.2°C) and above Irish towns (19.9°C). This Co. Waterford town gets 1,108 mm of rain a year.
20.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.6°C
Spring13.5°C
Summer19.6°C
Autumn14.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,108 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.7°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 20.1°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
20.1°C
July high
3.3°C
January low
1,108 mm
Rain a year
120 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Aglish has 51 people in bad health for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than in both Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
92% of Aglish’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Disability, age-adjusted: 98 for every 100 expected locally. At the census, 0.8% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health51
Disability98
Co. Waterford132
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 2.9% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.8% | 2.4% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
51
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Waterford 132
98
disability per 100 expected · Co. Waterford 111
83.1 · 79.3
life expectancy, women · men, the South-East 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
Aglish is a town of owners: 72% of households own their home, above Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
6% live in social housing, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (13%). Renting privately is how 21% of households live.
€250Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Aglish€250K
Co. Waterford€294K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 6% | 19% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 59% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €294K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 21% | 16% | 22% |
72%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
21%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,247
a month on new tenancies, County Waterford
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Protected nature surrounds Aglish: 5.8% of the land within 5 km, more than in both Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
Within 1 km, 3.1% of the land is woodland, above Co. Waterford’s towns (1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Every 1,000 residents of Aglish share 6.2 ha of green space.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Aglish6.2 ha
Co. Waterford4.0 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 5.8% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 3.1% | 1% | 2.7% |
6.2 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
5.8%
Protected for nature
3.1%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Aglish today: light showers, topping out at 10 degrees
A shower could pass through today, though hardly enough to wet the ground; light wind (15 km/h) and a low of 6°C go with it. Of the days after that, Wednesday brings the most rain: about 22 mm. What counts as normal for Aglish in November: highs come to 12°C and lows to 5°C.
10°C / 6°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November12°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 3°C | 321 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 6°C | 232 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 12°C | 236 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 319 mm |
10°C / 6°C
Today
0.2 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
12 km/h
Wind
88%
Humidity
9 h 18 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Aglish than in Co. Waterford’s towns or Irish towns: 2.7%
95% of commuters drove, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (72%) and Irish towns (66%). The unemployment rate comes to 7.4%. A trip to work takes 28.7 min on average.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van95%
Walk2%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28.7 min | 20.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 28% | 47% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 7.4% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 65% | 68% |
€57,840
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Waterford €51,539
2%
worked mainly from home, 2022
12%
trips of an hour or more
9,918
on the Live Register, County Waterford, 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 younger town: only 9.5% of people in Aglish are 65 or over, fewer than in both Co. Waterford’s towns and Irish towns
Born abroad: 16% of residents, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%). Under-15s account for just over a quarter of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 13% of the town.
36.9median age
AglishCo. WaterfordIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary19%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher21%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 53.6% of Aglish
164 women and 142 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9.5% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
9 candidates stood for 3 seats in Lismore, one of the most contested ballots at the 2024 local elections
Aglish answers to one council, Waterford City and County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Turnout at the last local elections was 52%, above Co. Waterford’s towns (48%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. The general election drew a turnout of 56%. Waterford City and County Council has no ruling majority: Independent hold 8 of its 32 seats, short of the 17 needed.
8/32seats held by Independent
Seats on Waterford City and County · June 2024
Independent8
Fine Gael8
Sinn Féin7
Fianna Fáil5
Labour Party3
Social Democrats1
| Turnout | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
3
Councillors
8/32
Independent seats on Waterford City and County, the largest party
52%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Waterford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
One inventory building stands in Aglish
For its size, Aglish has 33 buildings on the national inventory per 10,000 residents. The Sites and Monuments Record lists 9 sites here, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11). Aglish has one building on the national inventory of architectural heritage, rated of regional importance.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
- Outbuilding, Aglish 1830
1830
earliest dated inventory building
| Heritage | Aglish | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 33 | 34 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 9 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Strancally Castle and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Aglish; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleCastleStrancally Castle3.2 km outside town, to the west
CastleLismore Castle11 km northwest
Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle35 km north
Abbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey13 km north
CathedralSt Carthage's Cathedral Lismore11 km northwest
ZooFota Wildlife Park39 km southwest · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CastleLismore Castle11 km northwestCastle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle35 km northAbbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey13 km northCathedralSt Carthage's Cathedral Lismore11 km northwestZooFota Wildlife Park39 km southwest · 415K visitors a year (2022)Places: 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 (5)
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mount Melleray Abbey: Alexander Redfern, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St Carthage's Cathedral Lismore: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Aglish
15pages on Aglish
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Aglish
One notable person was born in Aglish; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
R
Ronnie SlevinHurler · born 1941R
Robert BoyleAnglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemis… · born in Lismore
D
Dervla MurphyIrish touring cyclist and writer (1931–… · born in LismoreR
Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of OrreryEnglish politician (1621-1679) · born in Lismore
Photo credits
Ernest Walton: Nobel foundation, Public domain · Moe Dunford: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0
Aglish’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Questions about Aglish
How do people in Aglish get to work?
2% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Aglish growing?
Aglish had 306 people at the 2022 census, up from 291 in 2016: 5.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Aglish a young town or an old one?
The median age in Aglish is 36.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 26% of residents are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.
About Aglish
Urban area in Co. Waterford
306 people live in Aglish, in the area of Waterford City and 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
- 306 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Waterford
- Council
- Waterford City and County Council
- Local electoral area
- Lismore
- Dáil constituency
- Waterford
- Name in Irish
- An Eaglais
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:25688
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).