Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
280 residents make their home in this town in Co. Waterford.
The median home sold for €260,200, 4.9 times the town’s median household income. On the way to work, 7% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 14% of adults have a degree. Its architectural heritage runs to 20 buildings on the national inventory.
At under 1,000 residents, Clashmore is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Clashmore does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 16%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clashmore.
Youghal Front Strand Beach, 7.8 km from Clashmore, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. 4.2% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (0.2%) and Irish towns (0%). Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by water.
| Share of homes | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 4.2% | 0.2% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 69% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A January night in Clashmore drops to 3.6°C on average, above Co. Waterford’s towns (3.4°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C) alike. Day and night, summer and winter, Clashmore averages 10.9°C. July afternoons in Clashmore average 19.9°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,179 mm | 1,022 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.6°C | 3.4°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.9°C | 20.2°C | 19.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.5% of the town. Unpaid carers make up 7.1% of residents, above Co. Waterford’s towns (5.6%) and Irish towns (5.4%) alike. Ages taken into account, Clashmore counts 119 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.1% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2% |
| With a disability | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 87% | 87% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 16% of households, near Co. Waterford’s towns (16%) and lower than Irish towns (22%). The owner-occupied share of households is 58%.
| Housing | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 26% | 19% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €260K | €294K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 16% | 16% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P36, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (80%) and Irish towns (92%). Among the protected sites near Clashmore is Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. Green space in Clashmore works out at 7.1 ha per 1,000 people.
| Outdoors | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 12% | 5.5% | 1.8% |
| Near a park | 100% | 80% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.1 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1% | 1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
6.6% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. Short trips: 25% under 15 minutes, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (47%) and Irish towns (31%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 63% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.4 min | 20.4 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 47% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 65% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 9% | 11% | 9.2% |
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.
15% of residents have a birthplace overseas. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, below both Co. Waterford’s towns (13%) and Irish towns (12%).
Women make up 54.3% of Clashmore
152 women and 128 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 28% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 23% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 16% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.3% | 12% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.2% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 14% | 29% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Waterford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
General election turnout: 56%, about level with Co. Waterford’s towns (56%) and below Irish towns (59%). Waterford City and County Council is the one council for Clashmore; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. The town sits in the Dungarvan local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
| Turnout | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 48% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 56% | 56% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 15.9% of the total. 6 archaeological sites are on the record.
| Heritage | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 714 | 34 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 15.9% | 2.6% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
50% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, higher than both Co. Waterford’s towns (41%) and Irish towns (35%). Families in Clashmore have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. an Chlais Mhor DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 76 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clashmore | Co. Waterford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +4% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 50% | 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.
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Clashmore; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryMolana Priory4.4 km outside town, to the west
CastleLismore Castle17 km northwest
CathedralArdmore Round Tower and Cathedral9 km southeast
ZooFota Wildlife Park36 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral37 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMount Melleray Abbey20 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 20 buildings in Clashmore, each rated of regional importance. 6 archaeological sites are on the record here.
One notable person was born in Clashmore; 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
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Clashmore had 280 people at the 2022 census, up from 263 in 2016: 6.5% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clashmore is 36.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Waterford
Clashmore has 280 people, 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).