Short-term rentals in Ballyshannon
Ballyshannon has 195 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 133 on Airbnb and 62 on Booking.com. That ranks it 62nd of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 68% of its listings on Airbnb. 8% of supply is run by professional operators, in line with the median market's 7%, led by Travelnest (7 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 195
- Market rank
- #62 / 83
- National share
- 0.6%
- Named professional operators
- 3
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ballyshannon
In Ballyshannon, Airbnb leads with 133 listings (68%), 2.1× the 62 on Booking.com (32%).
Where the listings are in Ballyshannon
The dots are a representative sample of tracked short-term rentals — Airbnb in red and Booking.com in blue. Zoom and pan to explore the market, or open the full report for filters, operator overlays, and the listing-level view.
Market structure in Ballyshannon
The 3 named professional operators — Travelnest, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — run 13 local listings between them. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
- Professional share
- 8%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 50%
Listings by operator portfolio size
Tracked listings grouped by how many properties their operator runs — from single hosts to 26+ professionals.
Listings by property type
Houses, cottages & holiday homes make up 64% of Ballyshannon's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (15%).
Largest operators in Ballyshannon
Ranked by local tracked listings across Airbnb and Booking.com. Scores and portfolio review totals are aggregated across each operator's tracked Ireland listings. The table covers every professional operator we track in this market.
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| # | Operator | Listings | Airbnb score | Booking.com score | Portfolio reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelnest | 7 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 4 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
Browse the full Ireland operator directory →
Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Ballyshannon among their markets. See the full interactive Ballyshannon market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ballyshannon compares
Ballyshannon ranks 62nd of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.6% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Ardara 213 listings
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Leitrim 209 listings
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Kilrush 202 listings
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Ballybunion 190 listings
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Monaghan 186 listings
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Cong 185 listings
Photo credits
- Ardara: Photo: Front Street Ardara - geograph.org.uk - 1065367 by Bart Whelan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Leitrim: Photo: Main Street, Leitrim village - geograph.org.uk - 803459 by Oliver Dixon · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kilrush: Photo: Kilrush town centre - geograph.org.uk - 1514885 by Simon Huguet · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Ballybunion: Photo: Ballybunion Main St South by Luther1968 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Monaghan: Photo: Monaghan Court House - geograph.org.uk - 167640 by Brian Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cong: Photo: Cong Mayo Main street 2119 by ArséniureDeGallium · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ballyshannon market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ballyshannon?
Ballyshannon has 195 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 133 on Airbnb and 62 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ballyshannon?
The largest professional operator in Ballyshannon is Travelnest, with 7 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ballyshannon short-term rental market?
8% of Ballyshannon's listings (16 of 195) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, in line with the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 3 named professional operators — Travelnest, holidaycottages.co.uk and Sykes Holiday Cottages — run 13 local listings between them. The other 3 listings run by operators with 26 or more listings belong to operators without a published profile.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballyshannon?
In Ballyshannon, Airbnb leads with 133 listings (68%), 2.1× the 62 on Booking.com (32%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ballyshannon?
3 named professional operators run listings in Ballyshannon. The full roster is listed on this page, and the interactive market report maps every listing.
About this data
Figures come from myDataValue's cross-platform market snapshot of 195 public short-term rental listings in Ballyshannon, matching Airbnb and Booking.com supply to the operators who run it. Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings on Airbnb or Booking.com across Ireland. Snapshot dates: Airbnb , Booking.com .
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