DrominaCo. Cork

312 people call this town in Co. Cork home.

Population

312

CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council

Median age

38.7

14% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%

Degree level

11%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Dromina a good place to live?

The median sale, €206,400, comes to 4.4 times what the median household here earns. The car is not the only way to work here: 7% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 11% of adults are graduates. 10% of residents were born outside Ireland.

Dromina has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.

What makes Dromina stand out

The 3 things Dromina does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

7% walk, cycle or ride

The median of Irish towns: 23%

CSO, Census 2022

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

The median of Irish towns: 36%

CSO, Census 2022

Born outside Ireland

Who lives here

The median of Irish towns: 22%

CSO, Census 2022

Dromina’s outline

Dromina’s story

Dromina: 2 buildings on the National Inventory

Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.

1800Bridge House
1935Saints Peter and Paul Church

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dromina.

Natural hazards

Flood, radon and landslides in Dromina

Radon is rarely a worry in Dromina: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

Share of homes	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

Full pageDromina’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water 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

Summers stay cool in Dromina: July afternoons reach 19.3°C, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Across the year, Dromina averages 9.9°C. January nights bottom out at 2.4°C in the town, below both Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) and Irish towns (2.9°C). The town gets 1,119 mm of rain a year.

19.3°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.8°C

Spring13.1°C

Summer18.8°C

Autumn14.0°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
July high	19.3°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.9°C	10.8°C	10.3°C
January low	2.4°C	3.5°C	2.9°C
Rain a year	1,119 mm	1,114 mm	937 mm

19.3°C

July high

2.4°C

January low

1,119 mm

Rain a year

129 mm

Wettest month

Full pageDromina’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.3°C, January lows 2.4°C The yearSummer highs 18.8°C, winter lows 2.5°C Rain1,119 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 129 mm Weather station40 km to the weather station · Moore Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Disability runs above what Dromina’s ages predict, at 148 per 100 expected, and above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Disability touches 31% of Dromina’s population. 7.7% of residents in Dromina care, unpaid, for a relative or friend.

88%good or very good health

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

Bad health63

Disability148

Co. Cork107

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 88%Fair 11%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
With a disability	31%	24%	22%
Unpaid carers	7.7%	5.9%	5.4%
Bad or very bad health	1.1%	2%	2%
Good or very good health	88%	88%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107

148

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 pageDromina’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 63, disability 148 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health88% 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

Few households rent privately in Dromina: 9%, fewer than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

The social rented sector houses 22% of households. 64% of households own their home, higher than Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and near Irish towns (61%).

€206Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Dromina€206K

Co. Cork€350K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
Median sale price	€206K	€350K	€350K
Households renting privately	9%	21%	22%
Households in social housing	22%	14%	13%
Households owning their home	64%	60%	61%

64%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,542

a month on new tenancies, County Cork

Full pageDromina’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters64% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €206,400 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 P56, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

Green space is close to home in Dromina: 100% of homes are within 400 m of some, more than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Woodland covers 1% of the land within 1 km, below Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Within 5 km, 0.8% of the land is protected nature, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.5%) and Irish towns (1.8%) alike. Walkers have 4 waymarked trails and greenways starting within 5 km.

100%of homes near green space

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

Dromina4.9 ha

Co. Cork4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Dromina	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%	4.1%	2.7%
Near a park	100%	90%	92%
Protected nature within 5 km	0.8%	1.5%	1.8%

100%

Near a park

4.9 ha

Green space

0.8%

Protected for nature

Woodland

Full pageDromina’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Parks4.9 ha per 1,000 residents · 2 ha of green space, 0 parks Protected nature0.8% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Paths and trails0 km of paths · 4 trails and greenways within 5 km

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

Weather

Forecast for Dromina: sunny today and highs near 11 degrees

It should stay dry today, with a fresh breeze of up to 21 km/h and a low near 4°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 6 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.

11°C / 4°CToday

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

November11°C

December9°C

January9°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	3°C	347 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	225 mm
Summer	19°C	11°C	232 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	315 mm

11°C / 4°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

96%

Humidity

9 h 24 min

Daylight

Full pageDromina’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 4°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 24 min Daylight · 07:36 to 17:00

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

Work & commute

Only 6.8% of commuters in Dromina go to work without a car, fewer than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

59% of 15 to 64s were in work, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (68%). Working from home was the norm for 4.8% of workers at the census. By car: that was how 88% of commuters travelled at the census.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van88%

Walk6%

Bus1%

Census 2022	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
In work, 15 to 64	59%	69%	68%
Unemployment rate	11%	8%	9.2%
Median household income	€46,560	€53,156	€57,760
Trips under 15 minutes	37%	33%	31%

€46,560

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

worked mainly from home, 2022

12%

trips of an hour or more

19,928

on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026

Full pageDromina’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment11% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€46,560 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 young town: 16% of people in Dromina are 15 to 24, more than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

0.4% speak Irish daily outside school, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Under 15: 22% of residents.

38.7median age

DrominaCo. CorkIreland

Co. CorkIreland

Ages · share of residents

16%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none13%

Lower secondary21%

Leaving Cert47%

Diploma or cert8%

Degree or higher11%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.0% of Dromina

153 women and 159 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Dromina
	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
Under 15	22%	19%	20%
15–24	16%	12%	12%
25–44	22%	29%	29%
45–64	26%	25%	24%
65+	14%	15%	14%
Primary or none	13%	8.1%	9.7%
Lower secondary	21%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	47%	34%	35%
Diploma or cert	7.8%	6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	11%	38%	36%

Full pageDromina’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages38.7 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households118 households · 2.6 people per household Where born10% born outside Ireland Irish speakers39% can speak Irish · 0.4% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

Dromina votes in numbers: 64% turned out at the general election, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs. 54% of voters turned out at the last local elections, above Co. Cork’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. Cork County Council is the council for Dromina, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government.

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	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
General election, November 2024	64%	58%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	54%	45%	46%

Councillors

19/55

Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party

54%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Cork North-West

Full pageDromina’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Dromina voted54% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Cork towns 45%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 (28 needed)Councillors4 councillors · Kanturk TDs3 TDs · Cork North-West

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Dromina has 64 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents (Co. Cork towns 103, Irish towns 48)

6.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) but above Irish towns (3.4%). The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Dromina, each rated of regional importance.

2inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional2

Among them

Bridge House 1800
Saints Peter and Paul Church 1935

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1800

earliest dated inventory building

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	64	103	48
Archaeological sites on the record	0	11	11
Homes built before 1919	6.1%	7.7%	3.4%

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NIAH buildings2 buildings on the inventory Older homes6% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%Monuments0 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Dromina?”

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

Schools

100% of schools around Dromina get DEIS support, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Within 3 km of Dromina there is one school. Pupils at the school within 3 km of the town: 69.

1schools within 3 km

School	Level	Pupils	Ethos
Druimne N.S. DEISLargest primary schoolPrimary	Primary	69	Catholic

Schools within 3 km	Dromina	Co. Cork	Ireland
In the DEIS scheme	100%	37%	35%
Teach through Irish	0%	9%	8%

pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.2 km

to the nearest primary school

7.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageDromina’s schools pageOpen the page

Who runs themOne school within 3 km Language0% teach through Irish · 0 schools teach through Irish Pupils over time69 pupils · Questions“What schools are there in Dromina?”

Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.

Nearby attractions

Kilbolane Castle and 13 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

CastleKilbolane Castle3.9 km outside town, to the northwest

CastleLiscarroll Castle5.8 km south

Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas14 km southeast

Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey23 km southeast

CastleMallow Castle23 km southeast

Castle · Office of Public WorksDesmond Castle Newcastle West23 km northwest

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

Photo credits (6)

Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liscarroll Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballybeg Priory St. Thomas: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Mallow Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Desmond Castle Newcastle West: Eugene gogs, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Dromina

15pages on Dromina

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards0.1% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.7 History2 buildings on the National Inventory Town hallFamous people

Landmarks

The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 2 buildings in Dromina, each rated of regional importance.

All historic buildings →

NIAH: Regional

Bridge HouseHouse · 1800

NIAH: Regional

Saints Peter and Paul ChurchChurch / chapel · 1935

Famous people from around Dromina

No notable person born in Dromina is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Pat O'CallaghanIrish athletics competitor (1905-1991) · born in Kanturk

Patrick LeahyIrish athlete · born in Charleville · 1877–1927

Hanna Sheehy-SkeffingtonIrish feminist & nationalist (1877–1946) · born in Kanturk

Terence SandersBritish rower, army officer, and lectur… · born in Charleville

Daniel MannixIrish-born Catholic Archbishop of Melbo… · born in Charleville · 1864–1963

John Philpot CurranIrish politician and lawyer (1750–1817) · born in Newmarket

Photo credits

Pat O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: Underwood & Underwood, New York, Public domain · Daniel Mannix: Fairfax Corporation, Public domain

Dromina’s neighbours

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

CharlevilleButtevantKanturkNewmarketKilmallockDromina

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Dromina	312	—	—	—	—	—
Charleville	3,970	9.2	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	C⁻
Buttevant	1,080	12	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻
Kanturk	2,803	16	A⁻	A	B⁺	C⁺
Newmarket	1,052	17	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Kilmallock Limerick	1,761	18	—	A	B⁻	C⁺

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

Questions about Dromina

Do people in Dromina drive to work?

5% mostly work from home, and 37% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Dromina grown?

Dromina had 312 people at the 2022 census, up from 311 in 2016: 0.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Dromina a young town or an old one?

The median age in Dromina is 38.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Dromina

Urban area in Co. Cork

Dromina has 312 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: 312 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Cork
Council: Cork County Council
Local electoral area: Kanturk
Dáil constituency: Cork North-West
Name in Irish: Drom Aidhne
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:18792

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).