Short-term rentals in Ballyvaughan
Ballyvaughan has 165 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 115 on Airbnb and 50 on Booking.com. That ranks it 70th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 70% of its listings on Airbnb. 11% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Rent an Irish cottage (8 listings). Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
Data updated
- Tracked listings
- 165
- Market rank
- #70 / 83
- National share
- 0.5%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Ballyvaughan
In Ballyvaughan, Airbnb leads with 115 listings (70%), 2.3× the 50 on Booking.com (30%).
Where the listings are in Ballyvaughan
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 Ballyvaughan
The 5 named professional operators run 18 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 78% of that.
- Professional share
- 11%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 56%
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 56% of Ballyvaughan's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (18%).
Largest operators in Ballyvaughan
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 | Rent an Irish cottage | 8 | 4.71 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,874 |
| 2 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 4 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 3 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 2 | 4.57 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 524 |
| 4 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,864 |
| 5 | Your.Rentals | 2 | 4.64 / 5 | 9.1 / 10 | 1,583 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Ballyvaughan among their markets. See the full interactive Ballyvaughan market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Ballyvaughan compares
Ballyvaughan ranks 70th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 0.5% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Dunfanaghy 169 listings
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Cahersiveen 168 listings
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Slane 168 listings
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Castlebar 157 listings
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Dundalk 152 listings
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Portmagee 152 listings
Photo credits
- Dunfanaghy: Photo: Dunfanaghy - Main Street (N56) - geograph.org.uk - 1182764 by Joseph Mischyshyn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cahersiveen: Photo: Cahersiveen - geograph.org.uk - 11693 by Andy Stephenson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Slane: Photo: Slane Castle - geograph.org.uk - 1658887 by Jamie Carroll · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Castlebar: Photo: Castlebar large view from above by Munifico · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Dundalk: Photo: DundalkMontage by Eamoss · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Portmagee: Photo: Portmagee by Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Ballyvaughan market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Ballyvaughan?
Ballyvaughan has 165 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 115 on Airbnb and 50 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Ballyvaughan?
The largest professional operator in Ballyvaughan is Rent an Irish cottage, with 8 local listings.
How professionalised is the Ballyvaughan short-term rental market?
11% of Ballyvaughan's listings (18 of 165) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 5 named professional operators run 18 local listings between them, and the three largest — Rent an Irish cottage, Sykes Holiday Cottages and holidaycottages.co.uk — account for 78% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Ballyvaughan?
In Ballyvaughan, Airbnb leads with 115 listings (70%), 2.3× the 50 on Booking.com (30%).
How many professional operators run listings in Ballyvaughan?
5 named professional operators run listings in Ballyvaughan. 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 165 public short-term rental listings in Ballyvaughan, 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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