Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 447 people live in this town, in Co. Wexford. It grew by 10% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
A typical home sold for €288,600, or 6.4 years of the town’s median household income. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 15 buildings here. People aged 65 and over make up 25% of residents. 22% of adults are graduates.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Kilmore Quay out for now.
The 3 things Kilmore Quay does most differently from other towns.
7 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Kilmore Quay’s built heritage counts 15 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 7 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilmore Quay.
Within 3 km of Kilmore Quay there is one school. 100% of the schools are in the DEIS scheme, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (44%) and Irish towns (35%). The one school within 3 km of Kilmore Quay has 144 pupils.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 144 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 100% | 44% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −14% | +5% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 6% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
No part of Kilmore Quay is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Radon is rarely a worry here: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level.
| Share of homes | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low-lying near the coast | 3.9% | 0% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 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.
A year brings 859 mm of rain to Kilmore Quay. July afternoons reach 19.3°C here, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (19.8°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). The annual mean in the town is 10.9°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 4.1°C | 3.0°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.3°C | 19.8°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.4°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 859 mm | 1,026 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
2.8% of residents report bad or very bad health. Allowing for its ages, Kilmore Quay has 100 residents with a disability per 100 expected, below Co. Wexford’s towns (123) and Irish towns (106) alike. Self-reported good health: 86% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 85% | 88% |
| With a disability | 25% | 26% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, higher than both Co. Wexford’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). Social housing holds 17% of households.
| Housing | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 14% | 22% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €289K | €250K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 17% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area Y35, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (6.9%) and Irish towns (2.7%). Protected nature near Kilmore Quay includes Ballyteige Burrow SAC. Per 1,000 residents, Kilmore Quay has 1.2 ha of green space.
| Outdoors | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 53% | 83% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 65% | 3.4% | 0% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 6.9% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 6.4% | 2.1% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Despite wind of up to 40 km/h, no rain is due today, and the low is 10°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Sunday, around 16 mm. In a typical November, days climb to about 12°C and nights sink to 6°C, the yardstick for Kilmore Quay’s forecast.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 4°C | 234 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 169 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 195 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 261 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Household income averages €44,790 a year before tax. Unemployment stood at 13%, below Co. Wexford’s towns (15%) but above Irish towns (9.2%). Getting to work takes 23.6 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 47% | 44% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 69% | 61% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 13% | 15% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 23.6 min | 25.2 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.
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, above both Co. Wexford’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). 16% of residents were born outside the country. Children under 15 count for 19% of the people here.
51.9% of Kilmore Quay’s residents are women
232 women and 215 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 21% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 7.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 28% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 21% | 13% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 29% | 40% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 22% | 22% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wexford and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 11 of 34 seats, Independent are the largest group on Wexford County Council, short of the 18 a majority needs. Turnout at the general election came to 62%. Local government for Kilmore Quay is Wexford County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.
| Turnout | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 52% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 62% | 62% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
7 archaeological sites are on the record, below both Co. Wexford’s towns (28) and Irish towns (11). Before 1919: that is when 9.5% of homes were built.
| Heritage | Kilmore Quay | Co. Wexford | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 336 | 216 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.5% | 8% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 7 | 28 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Kilmore Quay. Best known first.
CastleCoolhull Castle1.8 km outside town, to the northwestIslandIslandSaltee Islands600 m outside town, to the southCastleCastleBallyhealy Castle3.1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
No notable person born in Kilmore Quay is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
John Banville: Jindřich Nosek (NoJin), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Eoin Colfer: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dan O'Herlihy: Cleary, Strauss and Irwin, public relations., Public domain · Robert John McClure: unknown, from The Discovery of the North-West Passage by H.M.S. « Investigator » Capt. R. M'Clure, 1850, 1851, 1852, 1853, 1854 , Robert McClure, Londres, Longman, Brown, Green, Longman, & Roberts, 18, Public domain · Mick Wallace: GUE/NGL, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Brendan Howlin: William Murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0
Urban area in Co. Wexford
Kilmore Quay has 447 people, 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmore Quay | 447 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rosslare | 1,795 | 17 | — | B− | B− | B |
| Rosslare Harbour | 2,247 | 18 | — | B+ | A− | C |
| Wexford | 21,524 | 19 | C | B | D | D |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Kilmore Quay is 46.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Kilmore Quay had 447 people at the 2022 census, up from 407 in 2016: 9.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
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).