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With 665 residents, it is a town in Co. Waterford. Its population rose 14% from 2016 to 2022.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €294,600, costs 4.6 times as much. On the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 19 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Nearly a third of residents speak Irish every day outside school.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so An Rinn has none.
The 3 things An Rinn does most differently from other towns.
5 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
6% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in An Rinn.
3 schools lie within 3 km of An Rinn: 2 primary schools and 1 secondary school. For secondary school, the closest is Meánscoil San Nioclás, 0.3 km from the town. Since 2019/20, pupils changed −10%, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (+4%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S N na Rinne Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 131 | Catholic |
| Meánscoil San Nioclás Gaeltacht schoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 159 | Inter-denominational |
| S N na Leanai Gaeltacht schoolTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 42 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 100% | 6% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 56% | 39% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −10% | +4% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 33% | 41% | 35% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · There are no letters or results on these cards, because Ireland publishes none school by school.
Radon: 31% of homes are in high-radon areas, between Co. Waterford’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (0%). For a swim, the nearest bathing water is Clonea Beach, 5.8 km from An Rinn, rated excellent in 2025. The ground under An Rinn carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 31% | 69% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.2% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 10.5°C, about level with Irish towns (10.3°C) and below Co. Waterford’s towns (10.8°C). A year brings 1,120 mm of rain to An Rinn. January nights in An Rinn drop to 3.4°C on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.2°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,120 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.4°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Family carers: 6.3% of the people in An Rinn look after someone without pay. At the census, 93% of people in An Rinn called their health good or very good, above both Co. Waterford’s towns (87%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in the town runs at 83 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 87% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.3% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 2.4% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
The social rented sector houses nearly one in ten households. Private renters make up 8% of households, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (22%).
| Housing | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 81% | 59% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 8% | 16% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 9% | 19% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €295K | €294K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area X35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.1 km per km², below both Co. Waterford’s towns (1.1 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near An Rinn includes Dungarvan Harbour SPA.
| Outdoors | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 80% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 67% | 0% | 0% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 10% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
For An Rinn, a normal November afternoon peaks at 11°C, and a normal night bottoms out at 5°C. The rain holds off today, but the wind gets up to 24 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 30 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 320 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 230 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 243 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 327 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. Unemployment stood at 5.5%, below Co. Waterford’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. Employment among 15- to 64-year-olds stood at 72% at the census.
| Census 2022 | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% | 11% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 72% | 65% | 68% |
| Median household income | €64,250 | €48,421 | €57,760 |
| Average trip | 25.7 min | 20.4 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.
23% are under 15, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%). One measure of its mix: 14% of residents were born abroad. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of the population.
50.4% of An Rinn’s residents are women
335 women and 330 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 16% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.5% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 40% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 8 of 32 seats, Independent are the largest group on Waterford City and County Council, short of the 17 a majority needs. General election turnout: 56%, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and below Irish towns (59%). One council serves An Rinn: Waterford City and County Council.
| Turnout | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 6.1% of homes were built. 5 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Waterford’s towns (10) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | An Rinn | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 286 | 34 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.1% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 10 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of An Rinn; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumWaterford County Museum5 km outside town, to the northwest
CastleLismore Castle27 km west
Castle · Office of Public WorksOrmond Castle35 km north
CathedralArdmore Round Tower and Cathedral15 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford39 km northeast
MuseumReginald's Tower40 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
An Rinn’s built heritage counts 19 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 5 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
One notable person was born in An Rinn; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Ernest Walton: Nobel foundation, Public domain · Moe Dunford: German Comic Con, CC BY 3.0 · James Vincent Cleary: William Cochrane (1831-1898) and John Castell Hopkins (1864-1923), Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| An Rinn | 665 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dungarvan | 10,081 | 5.9 | C+ | B− | C | C+ |
| Ballinroad | 1,389 | 6.3 | — | B− | C | B |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
31.8% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 78% can speak it.
An Rinn had 665 people at the 2022 census, up from 586 in 2016: 13.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 45% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in An Rinn is 39.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 23% of residents are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Waterford
665 people live in An Rinn, 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)
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).