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A town in Co. Cork, home to 180 people.
Prices run to a median €327,100, 5.6 times local household income. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 8% of commuters. Just over a fifth of residents 15 and over hold a degree. Mortgage-free owners make up 45% of households.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Clondrohid falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Clondrohid does most differently from other towns.
The register holds 3 buildings on the National Inventory in Clondrohid.
1 archaeological site are on the record here too.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Clondrohid.
One school lies within 3 km of Clondrohid. 276 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clondrohid N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 276 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +24% | +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.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Clondrohid has radon above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Clondrohid | 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.
1,547 mm of rain falls in a year, above both Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Clondrohid’s year-round mean comes to 10.0°C. The coldest nights come in January, when Clondrohid averages a low of 2.6°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,547 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.2°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.0°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.6°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Unpaid caring falls to 6.1% of Clondrohid’s residents. For its ages, Clondrohid has 107 people with a disability for every 100 expected, in line with Co. Cork’s towns (110) and Irish towns (106). Also worth knowing: 23% of residents in Clondrohid live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 92% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 23% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Social housing holds nearly a fifth of households, above Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 70%.
| Housing | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 6% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 19% | 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.
Protected nature near Clondrohid includes Mullaghanish to Musheramore Mountains SPA. Woodland covers 4.6% of the land within 1 km, above both Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 100% of homes have green space within 400 m.
| Outdoors | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected nature within 5 km | 15% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
4.5% of workers worked mainly from home, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%). A trip to work takes 29.9 min on average. The jobless rate is 6.1%.
| Census 2022 | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29.9 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 6.1% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 71% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 35% | 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.
Born abroad: 16% of residents, below Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 13% of residents.
51.7% of Clondrohid’s residents are women
93 women and 87 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 8.1% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 8.8% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 21% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28. At the general election 64% voted, above Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%) alike. In the Dáil, Clondrohid is part of Cork North-West, which elects 3 TDs.
| Turnout | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
15.4% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). 1 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie in and around the town. 3 of Clondrohid’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
| Heritage | Clondrohid | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 167 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 15.4% | 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
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Clondrohid. Best known first.
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle2 km outside town, to the south
CastleMacroom Castle4.4 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryArt on Main Street4.7 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
3 of Clondrohid’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists one archaeological site in and around the town.
3 notable people were born in Clondrohid.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clondrohid | 180 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 4.5 | A | B+ | A | B− |
| Millstreet | 1,722 | 15 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
5% mostly work from home, and 35% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Clondrohid had 180 people at the 2022 census, up from 176 in 2016: 2.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Clondrohid is 39.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Clondrohid has 180 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).