Short-term rentals in Schull
Schull is the 31st-largest of 83 short-term rental markets across Ireland: 322 listings, 79% on Airbnb. 10% of supply is run by professional operators, above the median market's 7%, led by Sykes Holiday Cottages (12 listings).
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- Tracked listings
- 322
- Market rank
- #31 / 83
- National share
- 1.0%
- Named professional operators
- 5
Airbnb vs Booking.com in Schull
In Schull, Airbnb leads with 254 listings (79%), 3.7× the 68 on Booking.com (21%).
Where the listings are in Schull
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 Schull
Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 26% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 6% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 34 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 76% of that.
- Professional share
- 10%
- Median market
- 7%
- Single-listing hosts
- 54%
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 68% of Schull's classified listings, followed by B&Bs & guest houses (10%).
Largest operators in Schull
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 | Sykes Holiday Cottages | 12 | 4.61 / 5 | 8.9 / 10 | 4,838 |
| 2 | holidaycottages.co.uk | 7 | 4.62 / 5 | 8.8 / 10 | 411 |
| 3 | Trident Holiday Homes | 7 | 4.47 / 5 | 8.4 / 10 | 3,887 |
| 4 | Travelnest | 5 | 4.83 / 5 | 8.7 / 10 | 7,009 |
| 5 | Shamrock Cottages | 3 | 4.52 / 5 | — | 46 |
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Operators enter the index after reaching 26 listings across Ireland and count Schull among their markets. See the full interactive Schull market report for additional filters and operator comparisons.
How Schull compares
Schull ranks 31st of 83 tracked markets in Ireland, with 1.0% of tracked supply in this coverage. Markets of similar size:
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Carrick-on-Shannon 336 listings
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Carlow 329 listings
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Youghal 328 listings
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Bantry 317 listings
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Letterkenny 312 listings
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Killaloe 310 listings
Photo credits
- Carrick-on-Shannon: Photo: The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon - geograph.org.uk - 209499 by Brian Shaw · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Carlow: Photo: Liberty Tree Carlow by Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Youghal: Photo: Youghal town harbour by Will McGoldrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Bantry: Photo: Bantry From above by Dzjamkokarlis · CC BY-SA 4.0 · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Letterkenny: Photo: Letterkenny Town View by DevelopedMadness~commonswiki · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
- Killaloe: Photo: Killaloe, County Clare with the Shannon in the foreground by Chris55 at English Wikipedia · Public domain · cropped and resized for display, via Wikimedia Commons
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Schull market FAQ
How many short-term rentals are in Schull?
Schull has 322 short-term rental listings as of August 2026: 254 on Airbnb and 68 on Booking.com.
Who is the largest short-term rental operator in Schull?
The largest professional operator in Schull is Sykes Holiday Cottages, with 12 local listings.
How professionalised is the Schull short-term rental market?
10% of Schull's listings (32 of 322) are run by operators with 26 or more listings, above the median of 83 markets across Ireland (7%). Booking.com supply is more professionalised than Airbnb's: 26% of Booking.com listings sit with operators of that size, against 6% on Airbnb. The 5 named professional operators run 34 local listings between them, and the three largest — Sykes Holiday Cottages, holidaycottages.co.uk and Trident Holiday Homes — account for 76% of that.
Is Airbnb or Booking.com bigger in Schull?
In Schull, Airbnb leads with 254 listings (79%), 3.7× the 68 on Booking.com (21%).
How many professional operators run listings in Schull?
5 named professional operators run listings in Schull. 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 322 public short-term rental listings in Schull, 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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