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Home to 270 people, this town lies in Co. Wexford. The population grew 12% between 2016 and 2022.
A typical home sold for €315,000, or 4.5 years of the town’s median household income. On the way to work, 5% walk, cycle or take the bus or train.
Killinierin isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
The one thing Killinierin does most differently from other towns.
Homes built before 1919: 2%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Killinierin.
One school lies within 3 km of Killinierin. The one school within 3 km of Killinierin has 218 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Coill an IarainnLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 218 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +25% | +5% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 44% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
The closest place to swim from Killinierin is Ballymoney, North Beach, 8 km away, rated good in 2025. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above Co. Wexford’s towns (93%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. The ground under Killinierin carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 93% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.9% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Day and night, summer and winter, Killinierin averages 10.2°C. A January night in Killinierin drops to 2.7°C on average, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (3.0°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). July afternoons in Killinierin average 19.7°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,170 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.2°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A disability affects just over a fifth of people in Killinierin. At the census, 93% of people in Killinierin called their health good or very good, above Co. Wexford’s towns (85%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. Ages taken into account, Killinierin counts 105 people with a disability for every 100 predicted.
| Census 2022 | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 85% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.8% | 2.7% | 2% |
| With a disability | 21% | 26% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds 6% of households. 12% rent privately, below Co. Wexford’s towns (22%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Housing | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 81% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 6% | 17% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 22% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €315K | €250K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.6 km per km², near Co. Wexford’s towns (0.7 km per km²) and lower than Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space comes to 4.1 ha per 1,000 people in Killinierin, higher than Co. Wexford’s towns (2.3 ha) and near Irish towns (4.1 ha). 12 waymarked trails and greenways begin within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 83% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 20% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.6 km per km² | 0.7 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.6% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 14 mm. In Killinierin, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 5°C. Today brings about 1 mm of rain and a breeze of up to 35 km/h; the low is 9°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 320 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 241 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 256 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 353 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Short trips: 37% under 15 minutes, below Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) but above Irish towns (31%). The jobless rate is 6.1%. The commute to work averages 32.6 min.
| Census 2022 | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 61% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 15% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 32.6 min | 25.2 min | 27.6 min |
| Median household income | €69,280 | €44,117 | €57,760 |
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.
33% of adults hold a degree. Children under 15 make up 24%, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (20%). Add to that, the 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents.
Women make up 51.9% of Killinierin
140 women and 130 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.1% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 12% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 38% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 33% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
The general election drew a turnout of 61%. Killinierin is run by Wexford County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. 52% of voters turned out at the last local elections. There is no majority on Wexford County Council; Independent have the most seats, 11 of 34, short of 18.
| Turnout | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 52% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Before 1919: that is when 2.2% of homes were built. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Killinierin, each of regional importance.
| Heritage | Killinierin | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 74 | 216 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 28 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.2% | 8% | 3.4% |
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 Killinierin; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough31 km north
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park33 km north
CastleBallyloughan Castle35 km west
CathedralSt Aidan's Cathedral32 km southwest
CastleHuntington Castle and Gardens25 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Killinierin, each of regional importance.
No notable person born in Killinierin is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Róisín Murphy: The British Library, CC BY 3.0 · Ron Delany: United Press, Public domain · Daniel Murray: Wendy Johnson, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Michael W. D'Arcy: Houses of the Oireachtas, CC BY 2.0
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
Killinierin had 270 people at the 2022 census, up from 241 in 2016: 12% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
The median age in Killinierin is 37, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Wexford
270 people live in Killinierin, in the area of Wexford 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).