Boherbue’s story
Boherbue has 1 building on the National Inventory
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1780House, Main Street, Boherboy
BoherbueCo. Cork
With 422 residents, it is a town in Co. Cork.
3 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: DuhallowContributor · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
422
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
39.6
19% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
26%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Boherbue a good place to live?
Homes sell for a median €249,800, about 4.8 times what a household here earns in a year. On the way to work, 10% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. Its population rose 22% from 2016 to 2022.
There are no grades for Boherbue: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Boherbue stand out
The 3 things Boherbue does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
33% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
Population growth, 2016 to 2022
Growth
+22% more people than in 2016
Against 8% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2016 and 2022, on the 2022 boundaries.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Boherbue.
Schools
Pupil numbers around Boherbue grew +49% since 2019, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Boherbue Comprehensive School is the nearest secondary school, 0.3 km away. Families here have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 1 primary school and 1 secondary school.
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boherbue N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 208 | Catholic |
| Boherbue Comprehensive SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Comprehensive | Post-primary · Comprehensive | 551 | Inter-denominational |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic1
Inter-denominational1
| Schools within 3 km | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +49% | +1% | +4% |
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
759
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+49%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.9 km
to the nearest primary school
0.3 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Natural hazards
Boherbue has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured
Radon tests would find about 1% of Boherbue’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. No part of Boherbue is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
| Share of homes | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
52
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Boherbue has cooler summers than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: July highs of 19.1°C
The annual mean in Boherbue is 9.8°C. A year brings 1,367 mm of rain, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Midwinter nights in Boherbue bottom out at 2.3°C on average.
19.1°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.7°C
Spring13.0°C
Summer18.6°C
Autumn13.8°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.1°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,367 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| January low | 2.3°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
19.1°C
July high
2.3°C
January low
1,367 mm
Rain a year
161 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
Boherbue has 88 people with a disability for every 100 its ages predict, fewer than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns
Nearly a fifth of residents have a disability, below both Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%). Family carers: 6.6% of the people in Boherbue look after someone without pay. Asked at the census, 89% of residents of Boherbue said they were in good or very good health.
89%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health113
Disability88
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 89%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.6% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 89% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.2% | 2% | 2% |
88
disability per 100 expected · Co. Cork 110
83.2 · 79.1
life expectancy, women · men, the South-West region, 2016
28%
hold a medical card, HSE South West
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Private renting is less common in Boherbue than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns: 15%
Owners make up nearly two thirds of households. 16% live in social housing, above both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%).
€250Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Boherbue€250K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 15% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 14% | 13% |
66%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
15%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,542
a month on new tenancies, County Cork
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.
Outdoors
Protected nature surrounds Boherbue: 3.8% of the land within 5 km, more than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns
Among the protected sites near Boherbue is Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. Within 1 km, 0.3% of the land is woodland, below Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Boherbue3.1 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.3% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
3.1 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
3.8%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Work & commute
49% of trips to work from Boherbue take under 15 minutes, more than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns
The jobless rate is 6.1%. The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van86%
Walk10%
| Census 2022 | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 49% | 33% | 31% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 27 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
€51,990
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
4%
worked mainly from home, 2022
13%
trips of an hour or more
19,928
on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026
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.
Who lives here
Few people in Boherbue are 15 to 24: 8.1%, fewer than in Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
People 65 and over make up 19% of the town, above both Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Children under 15 make up 21% of residents. Also worth knowing: just over a quarter of adults hold a degree.
39.6median age
BoherbueCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none11%
Lower secondary20%
Leaving Cert40%
Diploma or cert4%
Degree or higher26%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.9% of Boherbue
219 women and 203 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Boherbue votes in numbers: 64% turned out at the general election, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Cork County Council runs Boherbue: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it. Local election turnout came to 54%. There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28.
19/55seats held by Fianna Fáil
Seats on Cork County · June 2024
Fianna Fáil19
Fine Gael18
Independent8
Independent Ireland4
Social Democrats3
Labour Party2
Sinn Féin1
| Turnout | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
4
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
54%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Cork North-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Boherbue counts one building on the architectural inventory
Boherbue has 24 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (103) and Irish towns (48). 1 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. Homes built before 1919 account for 6.2% of the housing.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1780
earliest dated inventory building
6%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Boherbue | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 24 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.2% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Killarney National Park and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Boherbue; these are the best known within 40 km.
National parkNational park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park34 km southwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney33 km west
CastleRoss Castle35 km west
CastleDrishane Castle9.3 km south
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms34 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary33 km southwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney33 km westCastleRoss Castle35 km westCastleDrishane Castle9.3 km southMuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms34 km southwestAbbey or prioryMuckross Friary33 km southwestPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drishane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Boherbue
15pages on Boherbue
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Boherbue
One notable person was born in Boherbue; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
T
Tom McEllistrimIrish politician (1926-2000)
J
John Philpot CurranIrish politician and lawyer (1750–1817) · born in Newmarket
T
Timothy Joseph CarrollIrish Catholic priest · born in Millstreet · born 1940Photo credits
Pat O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: Underwood & Underwood, New York, Public domain · D. D. Sheehan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Boherbue’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
NewmarketKanturkMillstreetBoherbue
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boherbue | 422 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 7.2 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Kanturk | 2,803 | 10 | A− | A | B+ | C+ |
| Millstreet | 1,722 | 11 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Boherbue
Is Boherbue growing?
Boherbue had 422 people at the 2022 census, up from 347 in 2016: 21.6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Boherbue?
The median age in Boherbue is 39.6, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Boherbue
Urban area in Co. Cork
422 people live in Boherbue, 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)
- Population
- 422 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kanturk
- Dáil constituency
- Cork North-West
- Name in Irish
- An Bóthar Buí
- Area
- 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18810
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).