Short-term rentals in Kinsale
Kinsale has 367 tracked short-term rental listings in myDataValue's November 2026 snapshot, 263 on Airbnb and 104 on Booking.com. That ranks it 19th of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland, with 72% of its listings on Airbnb. 3% of supply is run by professional operators, below the median market's 7%. The largest named operator, Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, runs 4 local listings. Counts are tracked public listings, not total supply.
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- Tracked listings
- 367
- Market rank
- #19 / 83
- National share
- 1.1%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Kinsale
In Kinsale, Airbnb leads with 263 listings (72%), 2.5× the 104 on Booking.com (28%).
Where the listings are in Kinsale
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 Kinsale
The 5 named professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, Rent an Irish cottage and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 67% of that.
- Professional share
- 3%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 48%
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 46% of Kinsale's classified listings, followed by Apartments & flats (19%).
Largest operators in Kinsale
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 | Dream Ireland Holiday Homes | 4 | 4.86 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 380 |
| 2 | Rent an Irish cottage | 2 | 4.71 / 5 | 9.0 / 10 | 4,874 |
| 3 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 2 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,935 |
| 4 | Travelnest | 2 | 4.80 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 6,817 |
| 5 | Trident Holiday Homes | 2 | 4.48 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,864 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Kinsale among their markets. See the full interactive Kinsale market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Kinsale compares
Kinsale ranks 19th of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.1% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Killorglin 408 listings
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Wicklow 408 listings
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Cobh 389 listings
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Tralee 367 listings
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Kinvara 362 listings
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Gorey 361 listings
Photo credits
- Killorglin: Photo: Killorglin Main Street - geograph.org.uk - 16036 by Pam Brophy · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Wicklow: Photo: Wicklow - aerial - 2026-01-01 03 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Cobh: Photo: Cobh waterfront by J.Pollock · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Tralee: Photo: The Rose Garden , Town Park, Tralee - geograph.org.uk - 332932 by Colin Park · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Kinvara: Photo: Dungory Castle - geograph.org.uk - 887251 by Row17 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Gorey: Photo: Gorey - aerial - 2026-04-18 09 by 瑞丽江的河水 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Kinsale market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Kinsale?
Kinsale has 367 short-term rental listings as of November 2026: 263 on Airbnb and 104 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Kinsale?
Professional operators have only a small footprint in Kinsale. The largest local presence is Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, with 4 listings.
How professionalised is the Kinsale short-term rental market?
3% of Kinsale's listings (12 of 367) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, below the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). The 5 named professional operators run 12 local listings between them, and the three largest — Dream Ireland Holiday Homes, Rent an Irish cottage and Sykes Holiday Cottages — account for 67% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Kinsale?
In Kinsale, Airbnb leads with 263 listings (72%), 2.5× the 104 on Booking.com (28%).
How many professional operators run listings in Kinsale?
5 named professional operators run listings in Kinsale. 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 367 public short-term rental listings in Kinsale, 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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