Laragh’s story
Laragh has 7 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 5%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1800Laragh Castle
- 1830The Old School House
- 1845Mill (water), Laragh
LaraghCo. Wicklow
A town of 445 in Co. Wicklow.
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Photo: 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
445
CSO, Census 2022 · Wicklow County Council
Median age
43.6
14% are 65+ · Co. Wicklow 14%
Degree level
32%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
15%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Laragh a good place to live?
Buying the median home, at €525,500, takes 9 times the town’s median household income.
Laragh has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
What makes Laragh stand out
The one thing Laragh does most differently from other towns.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Glendalough and 3 more in and around Laragh
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Laragh. Best known first.
Abbey or prioryGlendalough800 m outside town, to the westTheme parkTheme parkClara Lara FunPark3.6 km outside town, to the southeastVisitor farmVisitor farmCullen's Sheep Farm800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumGlendalough Visitor Centre700 m outside town, to the westPlaces: 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 (1)
- Glendalough: Schcambo at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laragh.
Natural hazards
More homes in Laragh sit on high-radon ground than in Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 100%
5.5% of homes stand on ground with high landslide susceptibility, above Co. Wicklow’s towns (0.4%) and Irish towns (0%) alike. Radon above the reference level: an estimated 28% of homes in Laragh. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility5.5%
| Share of homes | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 5.5% | 0.4% | 0% |
28%
of homes over the radon level
200
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Laragh has colder winters than Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 1.9°C
A year brings 1,559 mm of rain to Laragh. Across the year it averages 9.6°C, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (10.5°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C) alike. Expect July highs of around 19.6°C locally.
19.6°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.3°C
Spring12.7°C
Summer19.0°C
Autumn13.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 1.9°C | 3.3°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,559 mm | 988 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.6°C | 10.5°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.6°C | 19.7°C | 19.9°C |
19.6°C
July high
1.9°C
January low
1,559 mm
Rain a year
198 mm
Wettest month
36
Air frosts
1,397 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Fewer people in Laragh have a disability than its ages would predict: 91 per 100 expected, under Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
At the census, 1.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad. Allowing for its ages, Laragh has 70 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below both Co. Wicklow’s towns (111) and Irish towns (113). Asked at the census, 92% of residents of Laragh said they were in good or very good health.
92%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health70
Disability91
Co. Wicklow111
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 92%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 92% | 90% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.4% | 1.8% | 2% |
70
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Wicklow 111
91
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
Few households rent privately in Laragh: 14%, fewer than in Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
Social housing holds 16% of households, above both Co. Wicklow’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). 69% of households are owner-occupiers.
€526Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Laragh€526K
Co. Wicklow€440K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €526K | €440K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 16% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 71% | 61% |
69%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
14%
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 A98, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
More woodland lies at the edge of Laragh than Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 48% of the land within 1 km
A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, above Co. Wicklow’s towns (75%) and Irish towns (92%) alike. Among the protected sites near Laragh is Wicklow Mountains SAC. Per 1,000 residents, Laragh has 6.1 ha of green space.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Laragh6.1 ha
Co. Wicklow1.5 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 27% | 3.9% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 48% | 5.7% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 75% | 92% |
| Sea within 5 km | 0% | 34% | 0% |
100%
Near a park
6.1 ha
Green space
15 km
Footpaths
27%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Laragh: 10 degrees and light showers today
The forecast for Laragh beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 10°C and drops to 4°C at night. Rain totals about 2 mm today, the wind freshens to 24 km/h, and the low is 7°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 14 mm of rain is forecast.
10°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November10°C
December8°C
January8°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 8°C | 2°C | 486 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 331 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 10°C | 260 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 481 mm |
10°C / 7°C
Today
2.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
18 km/h
Wind
98%
Humidity
9 h 20 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Commuters in Laragh travel further than in Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns, 34.7 min on average
In work: 73% of residents aged 15 to 64, above both Co. Wicklow’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (68%). The unemployment rate comes to 12%. Nearly three quarters of commuters took the car to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van74%
Walk13%
Bicycle1%
Bus1%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34.7 min | 31.6 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 12% | 8.9% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 32% | 36% | 31% |
€58,370
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Wicklow €64,077
17%
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
Fewer children live in Laragh than in Co. Wicklow’s towns or Irish towns: 15% are under 15
0.5% speak Irish daily outside school, lower than both Co. Wicklow’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 9.4% of the town. Foreign-born residents make up just over a tenth of the population.
43.6median age
LaraghCo. WicklowIreland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none9%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert35%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher32%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.4% of Laragh
220 women and 225 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 24% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9.4% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 26% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 26% | 24% |
| 65+ | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.2% | 10% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 35% | 36% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.3% | 6.5% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 32% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Wicklow and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Turnout in Wicklow was among the highest at the 2024 general election
At the last local elections, 53% of voters went to the polls. Wicklow County Council is the council for Laragh, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. Just over two thirds of voters cast a ballot at the general election.
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 | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 68% | 68% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 54% | 46% |
6
Councillors
10/32
Independent seats on Wicklow County, the largest party
53%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Wicklow
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Heritage is thick on the ground in Laragh: 157 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, above Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
The Sites and Monuments Record holds 1 entries for the town. Homes from before 1919 make up 4.6% of the total, below Co. Wicklow’s towns (5.5%) but above Irish towns (3.4%). Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Laragh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
7inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional7
Among them
- Laragh Castle 1800
- The Old School House 1830
- Mill (water), Laragh 1845
- RIC barracks, Laragh 1845
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1800
earliest dated inventory building
3
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 157 | 54 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 14 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Schools around Laragh have lost ground: pupils −5% since 2019, below Co. Wicklow’s towns and Irish towns
One school lies within 3 km of Laragh. The one school within 3 km of Laragh has 123 pupils.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caoimhin Naofa N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 123 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Laragh | Co. Wicklow | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −5% | +12% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 20% | 35% |
123
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−5%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.5 km
to the nearest primary school
9 km
to the nearest secondary school
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.
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Laragh
15pages on Laragh
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 7 buildings in Laragh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
Famous people from around Laragh
One notable person was born in Laragh; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
P
Pat CaseyIrish politician · born 1962K
Katie McGrathIrish actress · born in Ashford · born 1983
L
Lara GillespieIrish sport cyclist · born in Wicklow · born 2001F
Ferdia Walsh-PeeloIrish actor and musician · born in Ashford · born 1999F
Frank RobinsonField hockey player · born in Rathdrum · 1886–1949Photo credits
Paul McShane: Michael Kranewitter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Laragh’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
RathdrumAshfordRathnewNewtownmountkennedyAughrimWicklowLaragh
Questions about Laragh
Is Laragh growing?
Laragh had 445 people at the 2022 census, up from 429 in 2016: 3.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Laragh a young town or an old one?
The median age in Laragh is 43.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
How do people in Laragh get to work?
11% mostly work from home, and 32% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
About Laragh
Urban area in Co. Wicklow
Laragh has 445 people, 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
- 445 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Wicklow
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Local electoral area
- Wicklow
- Dáil constituency
- Wicklow
- Name in Irish
- An Láithreach
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:15386
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).