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In Co. Cork, this town has 167 residents.
Set against the median household income, the median home, at €328,600, costs 6.8 times as much. 50 of its buildings are on the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. The car is not the only way to work here: one in ten commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. A quarter of residents are 65 or over.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Castletownshend has none.
The 3 things Castletownshend does most differently from other towns.
50 buildings on the National Inventory inside Castletownshend, one of them of national importance.
The record adds 8 archaeological sites.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castletownshend.
One school lies within 3 km of Castletownshend. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 90.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castletownsend Mxd N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 90 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −29% | +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 · Results by school aren’t published in Ireland, so the cards carry none.
Tragumna, 7 km from Castletownshend, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. Radon is rarely a worry here: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 16% | 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.
A July afternoon in Castletownshend typically reaches 18.8°C. A year brings 1,315 mm of rain, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Averaged across the seasons, Castletownshend sits at 10.9°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 18.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 4.5°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,315 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 92% of people in Castletownshend called their health good or very good, above both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health here runs at 53 per 100 expected. Unpaid caring falls to 8.4% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 8.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.3% | 2% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
5% live in social housing, below both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). The owner-occupied share of households is 62%.
| Housing | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 5% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 30% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €329K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P81, 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, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near Castletownshend includes Castletownshend SAC. 100% of homes are within 400 m of green space.
| Outdoors | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 21% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Sea within 5 km | 37% | 0% | 0% |
| 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% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 7 mm. Castletownshend’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 12°C, nights 7°C. Around 1 mm of rain is due today, on a breeze of up to 38 km/h, with a low of 8°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 5°C | 405 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 7°C | 250 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 12°C | 283 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 9°C | 377 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stood at 5.1%, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (9.2%). At the census, 73% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job. Getting to work takes 23.7 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 51% | 33% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.1% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| Average trip | 23.7 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
27% of residents have a birthplace overseas. Degrees are held by just over two in five adults, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (38%) and Irish towns (36%).
Women make up 47.3% of Castletownshend
79 women and 88 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.1% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 7.4% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 5.8% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Turnout at the last local elections was 56%. Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed. One council serves Castletownshend: Cork County Council.
| Turnout | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
37.3% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record holds 8 entries for the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 50 buildings in Castletownshend, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Castletownshend | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 2,994 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 37.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Castletownshend. Best known first.
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 50 buildings in Castletownshend, 1 of national or international importance. Archaeologists have recorded 8 sites here.
One notable person was born in Castletownshend; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Agnes Mary Clerke: Hayman Selig Mendelssohn (1847–1908), Public domain · Emily Hegarty: Diplomatic Security Service from Washington, D.C., United States of America, Public domain · Kieron Moore: Warner Bros., Public domain · Gearóid O'Sullivan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Don Wycherley: Dublin International Film Festival, CC BY 3.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castletownshend | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Skibbereen | 2,903 | 6.5 | A | A− | B+ | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Castletownshend is 52.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Castletownshend had 167 people at the 2022 census, up from 165 in 2016: 1.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
167 people live in Castletownshend, 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).
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