Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 1,964 residents in Co. Cork. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 13%.
Buying a home costs less than in most towns: a median €200,000 buys a home here, 4.3 years of what the median household earns. It is strong on safety as well — violent crime runs at 2.7 per 1,000 residents a year, burglary and criminal damage at 2.4. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Irish towns (A+): almost no homes are above the radon reference level.
Figures: prices, Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025 · incomes, CSO · crime, CSO recorded crime, 2023 to 2025 · work and commuting, CSO Census 2022 · radon, EPA. Dunmanway is graded subject by subject, but Irish towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
Health less sure: few enough residents report bad health that the town's figure could be well above or below its true level. This town's Hazard risk Grade uses radon and landslides only: open LiDAR heights don't cover enough of its homes to measure flooding, so flood isn't counted for or against it.
The 3 things Dunmanway does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Dunmanway with Irish towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Irish towns →
The record adds 14 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 14%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Dunmanway.
Dunmanway is protected by the Dunmanway Flood Relief Scheme. Under 1% of homes locally are estimated to have radon above the reference level. The ground under Dunmanway carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 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.
Social housing holds 17% of households, above both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). Owners make up 63% of households. 18% of households rent privately.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Second-hand homes | €200,000 | 109 |
| The last 12 months | €223,800 | 38 |
| Housing | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €200K | €350K | €350K |
| Rent on a new tenancy, a month | €1,122 | €1,265 | €1,606 |
| Households in social housing | 17% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 18% | 21% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Every year, 21.5 crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. For its size, Dunmanway records less crime per resident than 85% of the 156 Irish towns of 1,000 to 2,500 people. Theft, shown but not graded, ran at 2.3 per 1,000 a year, below Co. Cork’s towns (10.2) and Irish towns (15.3) alike.
Not in the gradeTheft, public order and offences found by Garda checks (drugs, road traffic, dangerous acts) are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence, burglary and damage.
| Per 1,000 a year | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burglary & damage | 2.4 | 4.8 | 6.4 |
| Violent crime | 2.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
| All recorded crime | 21.5 | 43.8 | 54.3 |
| Theft | 2.3 | 10.2 | 15.3 |
CSO recorded crime by Garda station, 2023–2025, shared to towns by where residents live · Census 2022 populations
Disability touches 21% of Dunmanway’s population. At the census, 87% of people in Dunmanway called their health good or very good, below both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in the town runs at 97 per 100 expected.
| Census 2022 | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 87% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.7% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.9% | 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 schools lie within 3 km of Dunmanway: 4 primary schools and 1 secondary school. The nearest secondary, Maria Immaculata Community College, is 0.8 km away.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmanway Convent InfLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 102 | Catholic |
| Maria Immaculata Community CollegeLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · ETB | Post-primary · ETB | 642 | Inter-denominational |
| Schools within 3 km | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +15% | +1% | +4% |
| 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.
Across the year it averages 10.5°C, about level with Irish towns (10.3°C) and below Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C). Dunmanway sees July afternoons of 19.5°C on average. On a January night, the temperature in Dunmanway falls to about 3.3°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,774 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.3°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², below both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Protected nature near Dunmanway includes Bandon River SAC. For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away.
| Outdoors | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 9.7% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.2 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Usually, November days warm to 11°C and nights cool to 5°C; Dunmanway’s forecast is read against that. Rain totals about 1 mm today, the wind freshens to 29 km/h, and the low is 6°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 22 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 589 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 347 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 328 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 510 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
0.4% speak Irish daily outside school, below Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older. Foreign-born residents make up 16% of the population.
Women make up 52.3% of Dunmanway
1,027 women and 937 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 13% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 4.4% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs. General election turnout: 64%, above both Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). One council serves Dunmanway: Cork County Council.
| Turnout | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 56% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
13.8% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). Archaeologists have recorded 14 sites here. The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 45 buildings in Dunmanway, each rated of regional importance.
| Heritage | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 229 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 13.8% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
In work: 67% of residents aged 15 to 64, below Co. Cork’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (68%) alike. The commute to work averages 24.7 min. Income per household averages €47,004 a year, before tax.
| Census 2022 | Dunmanway | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 52% | 33% | 31% |
| Median household income | €47,004 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 67% | 69% | 68% |
| Average trip | 24.7 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.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Dunmanway; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CastleBallynacarriga Castle4.8 km outside town, to the east
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbey26 km east
CastleCastle Donovan12 km west
CastleCarriganass Castle19 km west
CastleMacroom Castle23 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
The national inventory of architectural heritage lists 45 buildings in Dunmanway, each rated of regional importance. 14 archaeological sites are on the record here.
15 notable people were born in Dunmanway.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunmanway | 1,964 | — | — | A+ | A | A− |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 19 | A− | B | A− | C− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Dunmanway had 1,964 people at the 2022 census, up from 1,742 in 2016: 12.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Dunmanway is 40.8, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
1,964 people live in Dunmanway, 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) · TownRatings grades, run #544 (Irish towns only). 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).