Barndarrig’s story
Barndarrig: 1 archaeological site on the record
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Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
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BarndarrigCo. Wicklow
253 people live in this town in Co. Wicklow.
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Photo: Simon Mortimer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
253
CSO, Census 2022 · Wicklow County Council
Median age
38.2
11% are 65+ · Co. Wicklow 14%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
4%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Barndarrig a good place to live?
Homes sell for a median €419,600, about 6.4 times what a household here earns in a year. On the way to work, 4% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. A quarter of adults are graduates.
Barndarrig isn’t graded: grades for Irish towns begin at 1,000 residents.
What makes Barndarrig stand out
The 2 things Barndarrig does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Barndarrig.
Schools
No secondary school in or near Barndarrig: the nearest is 8.4 km away
Within 3 km of Barndarrig there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Muire Mxd Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 37 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 20% | 35% |
74
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
0.6 km
to the nearest primary school
8.4 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Natural hazards
Landslide-prone ground carries 57% of Barndarrig’s homes
Radon: an estimated nearly a quarter of homes in Barndarrig are over the reference level. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Wicklow’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). The closest place to swim from Barndarrig is Brittas Bay North, 5.2 km away, rated excellent in 2025.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility57%
| Share of homes | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 57% | 0.4% | 0% |
24%
of homes over the radon level
5.2 km
to Brittas Bay North bathing water (excellent)
82
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Midwinter lows in Barndarrig stay above those of 75% of Irish towns
January nights in Barndarrig drop to 3.3°C on average. A year brings 1,058 mm of rain, higher than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (988 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). November is the wettest month locally, with 129 mm of rain on average.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.0°C
Spring12.8°C
Summer19.1°C
Autumn14.3°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,058 mm | 988 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 3.3°C | 3.3°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
19.7°C
July high
3.3°C
January low
1,058 mm
Rain a year
129 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Is Barndarrig a healthy place? 93% of its people say their health is good, above Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
Allowing for its ages, Barndarrig has 104 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (111) and Irish towns (113) alike. Disability touches 21% of the town’s population. 5.9% of residents in Barndarrig care, unpaid, for a relative or friend.
93%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 93%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 93% | 90% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2% |
104
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111
107
disability per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111
84 · 80.3
life expectancy, women · men, the Mid-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
More households in Barndarrig live in social housing than in Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 31%
4% rent privately, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (16%) and Irish towns (22%). Owners make up nearly two thirds of households.
€420Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Barndarrig€420K
Co. Wicklow€440K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 31% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 4% | 16% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €420K | €440K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 65% | 71% | 61% |
65%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
4%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,730
a month on new tenancies, County Wicklow
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area A67, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Parks and walks in Barndarrig
Within 5 km, 0.7% is sea, lower than Co. Wicklow’s towns (34%) yet higher than Irish towns (0%). Woodland covers 0.6% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (5.7%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Barndarrig0.0 ha
Co. Wicklow1.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 75% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.6% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 0.7% | 34% | 0% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.2 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
0 km
Footpaths
1.2%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Barndarrig: 11 degrees and light showers today
Some 1 mm of rain falls today, driven by wind of up to 35 km/h; the low reaches 10°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 14 mm. Barndarrig’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 11°C, the usual low 5°C.
11°C / 10°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 290 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 216 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 221 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 331 mm |
11°C / 10°C
Today
0.9 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
27 km/h
Wind
86%
Humidity
9 h 20 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 4.3% of commuters in Barndarrig go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
Three fifths of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census. The car took just over four in five commuters, higher than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (74%) and Irish towns (66%). Home was the main workplace for 14% of workers at the census.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van82%
Bus2%
Walk1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 60% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 24% | 36% | 31% |
| Average trip | 28.7 min | 31.6 min | 27.6 min |
€65,160
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wicklow €64,077
14%
worked mainly from home, 2022
9%
trips of an hour or more
4,688
on the Live Register, County Wicklow, 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
Barndarrig skews young, with 15% of residents aged 15 to 24, more than in both Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
People 65 and over make up 11% of the town, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (14%). 0.4% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike.
38.2median age
BarndarrigCo. WicklowIreland
Ages · share of residents
15%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none10%
Lower secondary24%
Leaving Cert34%
Diploma or cert8%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 47.8% of Barndarrig
121 women and 132 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 26% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.6% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 24% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 34% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.2% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 32% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wicklow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Wicklow County Council runs on one of the smallest budgets per resident of any council
Turnout at the general election came to 61%. Barndarrig is run by Wicklow County Council, its only council: Ireland has one tier of local government. Also worth knowing: 54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, close to Co. Wicklow’s towns (54%) and above Irish towns (46%). Independent lead Wicklow County Council with 10 of 32 seats, but no party has a majority: 17 are needed.
10/32seats held by Independent
Seats on Wicklow County · June 2024
Independent10
Fine Gael9
Fianna Fáil4
Social Democrats3
Sinn Féin2
Green Party2
Labour Party1
Independent Ireland1
| Turnout | Barndarrig | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 61% | 68% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 54% | 46% |
6
Councillors
10/32
Independent seats on Wicklow County, the largest party
54%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Wicklow-Wexford
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Nearby attractions
All attractions →National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Barndarrig; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Garden · Office of Public WorksNational Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh2.7 km outside town, to the northwest
Abbey or prioryGlendalough18 km northwest
National parkWicklow Mountains National Park22 km northwest
CastleManderley Castle39 km north
Historic houseRussborough House and Parklands40 km northwest
CastleKindlestown Castle26 km northPlaces: 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 (6)
- National Botanic Gardens - Kilmacurragh: Darrendirl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow Mountains National Park: Joe King, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manderley Castle: Sergio, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Russborough House and Parklands: Ramón, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kindlestown Castle: Aoifer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Barndarrig
15pages on Barndarrig
Famous people from around Barndarrig
No notable person born in Barndarrig is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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Katie McGrathIrish actress · born in Ashford · born 1983
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Lara GillespieIrish sport cyclist · born in Wicklow · born 2001F
Ferdia Walsh-PeeloIrish actor and musician · born in Ashford · born 1999Photo credits
Róisín Murphy: The British Library, CC BY 3.0 · Paul McShane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ron Delany: United Press, Public domain
Barndarrig’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RathdrumWicklowRathnewAshfordArklowAughrimBarndarrig
Questions about Barndarrig
Is Barndarrig growing?
Barndarrig had 253 people at the 2022 census, up from 239 in 2016: 5.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Barndarrig?
The median age in Barndarrig is 38.2, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 24% of residents are under 15 and 11% are 65 or over.
About Barndarrig
Urban area in Co. Wicklow
253 people live in Barndarrig, in the area of Wicklow 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
- 253 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Wicklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Local electoral area
- Arklow
- Dáil constituency
- Wicklow-Wexford
- Name in Irish
- An Bhearn Dearg
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:15374
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).