Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Co. Cork has a population of 235.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €327,100, costs 6.2 times as much. 3% of residents were born outside Ireland. Irish is spoken daily outside school by 37% of residents. Public transport, bikes and feet take just over one in ten commuters to work.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh out for now.
The 3 things Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh.
The nearest secondary, Scoil Mhuire, is 0.3 km away. 2 schools lie within 3 km of Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school. Since 2019/20, pupils changed +13%, above both Co. Cork’s towns (+1%) and Irish towns (+4%).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Fionnbarra Gaeltacht schoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 98 | Catholic |
| Scoil Mhuire Gaeltacht schoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 109 | Multi-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teach through Irish | 100% | 9% | 8% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +13% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
On high landslide susceptibility: 0.6% of homes, near Co. Cork’s towns (0.4%) and higher than Irish towns (0%). Radon is rarely a worry in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
In July, daytime highs in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh average 19.5°C. January nights bottom out at 3.1°C here, below Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) but above Irish towns (2.9°C). Across the year, Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh averages 10.5°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 2,109 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Poor health, by residents’ own account, affects 0.9% of the town. Allowing for its ages, Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh has 41 residents in bad health per 100 expected, below both Co. Cork’s towns (107) and Irish towns (113). A fifth of residents in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.9% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 4.7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Renting privately is how 15% of households live. 10% live in social housing, below Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%) alike.
| Housing | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 71% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 10% | 14% | 13% |
| Median sale price | €327K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Walkers have 0.3 km per km² of paths and tracks, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes. Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh has 8.4 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents.
| Outdoors | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 14% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.3 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Set beside Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh’s forecast, a normal November runs from 5°C at night to 11°C by day. The sky keeps its rain today; wind tops out at 19 km/h, and the low reaches 6°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 17 mm.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 727 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 423 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 358 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 602 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
9.3% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%). Unemployment runs at 6.8%. Among people aged 15 to 64, 73% were working at the census.
| Census 2022 | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31.9 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.8% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 38% | 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.
Among adults, 30% have a degree. People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.8% of the town, below both Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
Women make up 46.4% of Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh
109 women and 126 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 6.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 32% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local government for Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. General election turnout: 64%, above both Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). Also worth knowing: with 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs.
| Turnout | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
The Sites and Monuments Record lists 1 sites here, below both Co. Cork’s towns (11) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up a tenth of the total. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
| Heritage | Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 85 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 10% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney30 km northwest
CastleRoss Castle30 km northwest
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms26 km northwest
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary27 km northwest
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle15 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
3 notable people were born in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh | 235 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dunmanway | 1,964 | 16 | — | A+ | A | A− |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 19 | A | B+ | A | B− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
36.6% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 89% can speak it.
79% of working residents drive to work and 11% walk, cycle or take the bus or train (the median of Irish towns: 23%). 9% mostly work from home, and 38% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh had 235 people at the 2022 census, up from 224 in 2016: 4.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh is 39.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Béal Átha An Ghaorthaidh has 235 people, 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).