ConnaCo. Cork

609 people live in this town in Co. Cork. Its population rose 15% from 2016 to 2022.

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Photo: Glenrua66 who is Lorna Macdonald, the photographer · CC BY 3.0

Population

609

CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council

Median age

37.4

15% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%

Degree level

30%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Conna a good place to live?

The median sale, €249,800, comes to 3.8 times what the median household here earns. 7% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.

At under 1,000 residents, Conna is too small for the grades Irish towns get.

What makes Conna stand out

The 2 things Conna does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

7% 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.

4 places on the register, on Conna’s outline

Conna’s story

Conna: 3 buildings on the National Inventory

The record adds 2 archaeological sites.

Homes built before 1919: 7%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1750Conna Bridge
1810Saint Catherine's Church
1850Presbytery, Conna

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Conna.

Schools

Schools around Conna have lost ground: pupils −14% since 2019, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

One school lies within 3 km of Conna. 149 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
S.N. Naomh CaitrionaLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	149	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Pupils since 2019/20	−14%	+1%	+4%
In the DEIS scheme	0%	37%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	9%	8%

149

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

−14%

pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%

0.9 km

to the nearest primary school

13 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageConna’s schools pageOpen the page

Pupils over time149 pupils · −14% since 2019/20 Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Questions“What schools are there in Conna?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.

Natural hazards

Conna has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

Radon: an estimated 2.1% of homes in Conna are over the reference level. Landslides: none of Conna lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.

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	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.4%	0%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageConna’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes9.5% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%Radon0% of homes in high-radon areas Be readyFlood warnings, radon tests and insurance

EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.

Climate

January nights in Conna drop to 2.8°C (Co. Cork towns 3.5°C, Irish towns 2.9°C)

Here July highs average 20.1°C, close to Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and above Irish towns (19.9°C). Conna gets 1,067 mm of rain a year. The mean temperature over a year in the town is 10.5°C.

20.1°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter9.3°C

Spring13.6°C

Summer19.6°C

Autumn14.6°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
January low	2.8°C	3.5°C	2.9°C
Average temperature over the year	10.5°C	10.8°C	10.3°C
July high	20.1°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Rain a year	1,067 mm	1,114 mm	937 mm

20.1°C

July high

2.8°C

January low

1,067 mm

Rain a year

115 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageConna’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 19.6°C, winter lows 2.9°C At a glanceJuly highs 20.1°C, January lows 2.8°C Rain1,067 mm of rain a year · November is the wettest month, 115 mm Weather station13 km to the weather station · Moore Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Conna are in bad health than its ages would predict: 39 per 100 expected, under Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

At the census, 19% of people here had a disability, below both Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%). Weighed against its ages, disability in Conna runs at 90 per 100 expected. Also worth knowing: 0.7% of residents report bad or very bad health.

90%good or very good health

Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised

Bad health39

Disability90

Co. Cork107

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 90%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Unpaid carers	3.9%	5.9%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	0.7%	2%	2%
With a disability	19%	24%	22%
Good or very good health	90%	88%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107

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

Full pageConna’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 39, disability 90 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health90% in good or very good health The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 79.1

CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios

Housing

Social housing is more common in Conna than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns, at 22% of households

Private renters make up 18% of households, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Nearly three in five households own their home.

€250Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Conna€250K

Co. Cork€350K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Households in social housing	22%	14%	13%
Median sale price	€250K	€350K	€350K
Households renting privately	18%	21%	22%

18%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,542

a month on new tenancies, County Cork

Full pageConna’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters59% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €249,800 Renting€1,542 a month · Average rent on new tenancies

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

Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC reaches the edge of Conna

Protected nature near Conna includes Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. A short walk to green space: 100% of homes, above Co. Cork’s towns (90%) and Irish towns (92%) alike.

100%of homes near green space

Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents

Conna4.8 ha

Co. Cork4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	1.8 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Woodland within 1 km	1.1%	4.1%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	90%	92%

100%

Near a park

4.8 ha

Green space

0 km

Footpaths

Protected for nature

Full pageConna’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Parks4.8 ha per 1,000 residents · 3 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Protected nature2% of the land within 5 km · Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC Paths and trails0 km of paths · 0 trails and greenways within 5 km

OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.

Weather

Weather in Conna: light showers today, up to 11 degrees

Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 5°C; Conna’s forecast is read against that. Expect little more than a sprinkle today, wind picking up to 25 km/h, and a low of 6°C. Tuesday stands out as the wet day ahead, with roughly 9 mm.

11°C / 6°CToday

This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages

November11°C

December9°C

January9°C

February10°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	306 mm
Spring	14°C	5°C	227 mm
Summer	20°C	11°C	227 mm
Autumn	15°C	7°C	307 mm

11°C / 6°C

Today

0.4 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

14 km/h

Wind

92%

Humidity

9 h 25 min

Daylight

Full pageConna’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.4 mm Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 6°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 6°C Warnings & more9 h 25 min Daylight · 07:33 to 16:58

Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020

Work & commute

Only 6.6% of commuters in Conna go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Household income averages €64,940 a year before tax. Just over four in five commuters drove, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%). At the census, 74% of people aged 15 to 64 had a job.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van81%

Walk6%

Bus0%

Census 2022	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Average trip	30.8 min	24.8 min	27.6 min
In work, 15 to 64	74%	69%	68%
Median household income	€64,940	€53,156	€57,760
Unemployment rate	7.1%	8%	9.2%

€64,940

household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671

trips of an hour or more

19,928

on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026

Full pageConna’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7.1% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€64,940 a year · Median household income, before tax Benefits over time19,928 on the Live Register · +4.6% on a year earlier

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

A town of families: 27% of people in Conna are under 15, more than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Graduates make up 30% of adults. 7.7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, below both Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Born abroad: 17% of residents.

37.4median age

ConnaCo. CorkIreland

Co. CorkIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none9%

Lower secondary13%

Leaving Cert41%

Diploma or cert7%

Degree or higher30%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 52.1% of Conna

317 women and 292 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Conna
	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Under 15	27%	19%	20%
15–24	7.7%	12%	12%
25–44	30%	29%	29%
45–64	20%	25%	24%
65+	15%	15%	14%
Primary or none	9.1%	8.1%	9.7%
Lower secondary	13%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	41%	34%	35%
Diploma or cert	6.7%	6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	30%	38%	36%

Full pageConna’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages37.4 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households200 households · 2.9 people per household Where born17% born outside Ireland Irish speakers38% can speak Irish · 1% speak Irish daily outside school

CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+

Town hall

Conna turns out to vote: 53% at the last local elections, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Cork County Council is the one council for Conna; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. The town sits in the Fermoy local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.

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	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Local elections, June 2024	53%	45%	46%
General election, November 2024	58%	58%	59%

Councillors

19/55

Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party

53%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Cork East

Full pageConna’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Conna voted53% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Cork towns 45%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 (28 needed)Councillors6 councillors · Fermoy TDs4 TDs · Cork East

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

3 buildings in Conna are on the national inventory, all of regional importance

Scaled to its population, that is 49 inventory buildings for every 10,000 people in Conna. 2 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (11) and Irish towns (11). Homes from before 1919 make up 6.7% of the total.

3inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional3

Among them

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1750

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

places pictured on the history page

Heritage	Conna	Co. Cork	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	49	103	48
Archaeological sites on the record	2	11	11
Homes built before 1919	6.7%	7.7%	3.4%

Full pageConna’s history pageOpen the page

NIAH buildings3 buildings on the inventory Older homes7% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments2 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Conna?”

NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built

Nearby attractions

Conna Castle and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Conna; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleConna Castlein town

CastleLismore Castle13 km northeast

CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km southwest

ZooFota Wildlife Park26 km southwest · 415K visitors a year (2022)

Castle · Office of Public WorksCahir Castle34 km north

CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral34 km southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Conna Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cahir Castle: Chmouel Boudjnah Original uploader was Chmouel at fr.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Conna

15pages on Conna

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards2.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.4 History3 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people2 notable people born here

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 3 buildings in Conna, each rated of regional importance. 2 archaeological sites are on the record here.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Conna BridgeBridge · 1750

NIAH: Regional

Saint Catherine's ChurchChurch / chapel · 1810

Famous people from around Conna

2 notable people were born in Conna; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Liam KearneyIrish footballer · born 1983

Kieran MorrisonIrish hurler · born 1975

Robert BoyleAnglo-Irish natural philosopher, chemis… · born in Lismore

Michelle O'NeillFirst Minister of Northern Ireland sinc… · born in Fermoy · born 1977

Dervla MurphyIrish touring cyclist and writer (1931–… · born in Lismore

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of OrreryEnglish politician (1621-1679) · born in Lismore

Photo credits

Michelle O'Neill: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0

Conna’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.

TallowRathcormacFermoyKilworthLismoreWatergrasshillConna

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Conna	609	—	—	—	—	—
Tallow Waterford	1,022	7.3	—	B⁺	B	B
Rathcormac	1,957	12	—	C⁺	A	D
Fermoy	6,720	13	B	A⁻	C⁺	B
Kilworth	1,179	13	—	B	A⁺	B⁺
Lismore Waterford	1,347	13	—	B	B	C⁺
Watergrasshill	1,840	19	—	B⁻	A⁺	B⁺

People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Conna

Is Conna growing?

Conna had 609 people at the 2022 census, up from 529 in 2016: 15.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How do people in Conna get to work?

12% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

How old are the people of Conna?

The median age in Conna is 37.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 27% of residents are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.

About Conna

Urban area in Co. Cork

Conna has 609 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)

Population: 609 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Cork
Council: Cork County Council
Local electoral area: Fermoy
Dáil constituency: Cork East
Name in Irish: Conaithe
Area: 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
CSO code: UA:18730

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).