Place profile · Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow

Is Shillelagh a good place to live?

Shillelagh is stagnating.

Below average today — improving in absolute terms, but falling behind the national trend.

Unemployment fell 17% → 9% — faster than nationally Third-level education up only 1 points — behind the national rise Population fell 68.9% since 2016

Where Shillelagh sits.

Co. Wicklow · 4 bus stops · no rail.

79 min
drive to Waterford

Ranked #3 in Wicklow for quality of life.

65/100
#49 nationally
Affordability91
Transport & services88
Family & community75
Safety70
Environment64
Schools & education37
Local economy28

Homes sell for €260,000.

€196,750€335,000
0% new-build14 sales / 2yr

Affordable for its access.

91/100
Affordability score

Well connected.

88/100
Transport & services score

Good for families.

75/100
Family & community score

The community here.

183 people, down 68.9% since 2016.

Who lives here.

32%
third-level
38%
professional
9%
unemployment
Affluence: below average

Mostly owner-occupied.

74.7% own10.2% rent12% social

The honest trade-offs.

Schools & education 37/100 Local economy 28/100

Sale prices from the Property Price Register (rolling 24 months). Quality of Life averages seven equal-weighted dimensions from 40+ metrics across 13 public datasets (CSO census + SAPS, Garda crime, SEAI, EPA, DES schools, GTFS). Population is CSO Census 2022; the “on the up” trajectory compares 2016→2022. Figures refresh daily · an area assessment, not advice on a specific property. Updated 2026.