Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
272 people call this town in Co. Cork home.
Homes sell for a median €249,800, about 4.4 times what a household here earns in a year. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 2% of commuters. 24% of residents 15 and over hold a degree.
Ballyclogh is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
The 3 things Ballyclogh does most differently from other towns.
The register holds 8 buildings on the National Inventory in Ballyclogh.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ballyclogh.
One school lies within 3 km of Ballyclogh. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 111.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyclough Mixed N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 111 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −14% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
The EPA’s radon map puts 2.7% of homes in Ballyclogh above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Across the year it averages 10.3°C, below Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and close to Irish towns (10.3°C). Expect July highs of around 19.8°C in Ballyclogh. Winter lows in Ballyclogh average 2.8°C in January.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.8°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,074 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 1.5% of the town. Unpaid carers make up nearly one in ten residents, above both Co. Cork’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Asked at the census, 89% of residents of Ballyclogh said they were in good or very good health.
| Census 2022 | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.8% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.5% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 24% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 12% of households, below Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%) alike.
| Housing | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Woodland covers 0.1% of the land within 1 km, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
| Outdoors | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 0.0 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The forecast for Ballyclogh beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 11°C and drops to 5°C at night. Only a trace of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 20 km/h, with a low of 4°C. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 333 mm |
| Spring | 14°C | 5°C | 219 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 217 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 305 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stood at 6%, below both Co. Cork’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (9.2%). Nearly nine in ten commuters drove to work at the census. The average trip to work takes 31.2 min.
| Census 2022 | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31.2 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 33% | 31% |
CSO, Census 2022 travel to work, work and education · CSO Geographical Profiles of Income 2022 · Live Register · Census day was 3 April 2022, with working from home still common; shares are of those who travelled.
Daily Irish speakers outside school: 0.8%, below both Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Young adults of 15 to 24 are a tenth of the population. One measure of family life: 20% of residents are under 15.
52.9% of Ballyclogh’s residents are women
144 women and 128 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.5% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.3% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 24% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs. Half of voters turned out at the last local elections, above both Co. Cork’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%). Ballyclogh answers to one council, Cork County Council; Ireland has no town tier.
| Turnout | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 50% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
15.7% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Archaeologists have recorded 3 sites here. 8 of Ballyclogh’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Ballyclogh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 294 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 15.7% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Ballyclogh; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CastleDromaneen Castle3.8 km outside town, to the south
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens29 km southeast
Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey7 km southeast
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral35 km southeast
CastleMallow Castle7.6 km southeast
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne34 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
8 of Ballyclogh’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 3 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Ballyclogh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Pat O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Paul Kane: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William O'Brien: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: Underwood & Underwood, New York, Public domain · John Baptist Purcell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballyclogh | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 7.4 | C+ | A− | C | B |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 8.3 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 12 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 19 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
7% mostly work from home, and 29% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Ballyclogh had 272 people at the 2022 census, down from 278 in 2016: 2.2% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
The median age in Ballyclogh is 41.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
272 people live in Ballyclogh, in the area of Cork County Council. TownRatings uses the CSO’s 2022 Urban Areas as Ireland’s towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a county or a council area, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from Tailte Éireann’s boundaries and the CSO’s Census 2022 (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: CSO, Census 2022 Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · Tailte Éireann, Urban Areas and Electoral Divisions 2022 (CC BY 4.0). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).