FreemountCo. Cork

Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2022. Population 257: a town in Co. Cork.

Population

257

CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council

Median age

35.1

13% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%

Degree level

17%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Freemount a good place to live?

Prices run to a median €206,400, 3.8 times local household income. 3% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 17% of adults have a degree. Homes here sold for a median €206,400 over 2023 to 2025.

Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Freemount out for now.

What makes Freemount stand out

The 3 things Freemount does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or ride

Against 23% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Degree or higher, residents 15+

Education

Against 36% in the median of Irish towns

CSO, Census 2022

Median sale price

Housing

45% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600

Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.

Freemount’s outline

Freemount’s story

1 archaeological site in Freemount

1 archaeological site are on the record here too.

4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Freemount.

Natural hazards

In Freemount, radon is the measure to watch: about 14% of homes are estimated over the reference level

100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Low ground by water holds almost none of its homes.

100%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas100%

Share of homes	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
In high-radon areas	100%	0%	0%

14%

of homes over the radon level

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageFreemount’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water Radon100% 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

Freemount has cooler summers than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: July highs of 19.1°C

The annual mean in Freemount is 9.7°C. 1,231 mm of rain falls in a year, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). Midwinter nights in Freemount bottom out at 2.2°C on average.

19.1°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.6°C

Spring13.0°C

Summer18.7°C

Autumn13.8°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
July high	19.1°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.7°C	10.8°C	10.3°C
January low	2.2°C	3.5°C	2.9°C
Rain a year	1,231 mm	1,114 mm	937 mm

19.1°C

July high

2.2°C

January low

1,231 mm

Rain a year

146 mm

Wettest month

Full pageFreemount’s climate pageOpen the page

At a glanceJuly highs 19.1°C, January lows 2.2°C The yearSummer highs 18.7°C, winter lows 2.3°C Rain1,231 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 146 mm Weather station44 km to the weather station · Moore Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Disability runs above what Freemount’s ages predict, at 145 per 100 expected, and above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

Ages taken into account, Freemount counts 76 people in poor health for every 100 predicted. 28% of residents have a disability, above Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. At the census, 1.2% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.

89%good or very good health

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

Bad health76

Disability145

Co. Cork107

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 89%Fair 10%Bad or very bad 1%

Census 2022	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
With a disability	28%	24%	22%
Bad or very bad health	1.2%	2%	2%
Unpaid carers	6.6%	5.9%	5.4%
Good or very good health	89%	88%	88%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107

145

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 pageFreemount’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 76, disability 145 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health89% 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 Freemount than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns, at 34% of households

Households that own their home make up 49%. 15% rent privately, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).

€206Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Freemount€206K

Co. Cork€350K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
Households in social housing	34%	14%	13%
Median sale price	€206K	€350K	€350K
Households owning their home	49%	60%	61%
Households renting privately	15%	21%	22%

49%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

15%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,542

a month on new tenancies, County Cork

Full pageFreemount’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters49% 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

Freemount borders Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC

100% of homes are within 400 m of green space, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (90%) and Irish towns (92%). Among the protected sites near Freemount is Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. Walkers have one waymarked trail or greenway starting within 5 km.

100%of homes near green space

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

Freemount4.5 ha

Co. Cork4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
Woodland within 1 km	0%	4.1%	2.7%
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%

100%

Near a park

4.5 ha

Green space

1.8%

Protected for nature

Full pageFreemount’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Parks4.5 ha per 1,000 residents · 1 ha of green space, 0 parks Green space nearby100% of homes within 400 m Protected nature1.8% of the land within 5 km · Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC Paths and trails0 km of paths · One trail or greenway within 5 km

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

Weather

Forecast for Freemount: partly cloudy today and highs near 11 degrees

Expect a dry, breezy day today, the wind reaching 21 km/h and the temperature dipping to 5°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 6 mm for the day. Set beside Freemount’s forecast, a normal November runs from 4°C at night to 11°C by day.

11°C / 5°CToday

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

November11°C

December9°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	9°C	2°C	390 mm
Spring	13°C	5°C	247 mm
Summer	19°C	10°C	249 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	345 mm

11°C / 5°C

Today

None

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

95%

Humidity

9 h 24 min

Daylight

Full pageFreemount’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hoursNone Rain, next 24 hours · Staying mostly dry The week ahead11°C / 5°C Today · A normal 4 November: 12°C / 5°C Warnings & more9 h 24 min Daylight · 07:36 to 17:01

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

Work & commute

Only 2.9% of commuters in Freemount go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Cork’s towns and across Irish towns

The car took 89% of commuters, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%). Working from home was the norm for 7.8% of workers at the census. The commute to work averages 32 min.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van89%

Walk3%

Census 2022	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
Average trip	32 min	24.8 min	27.6 min
Unemployment rate	7%	8%	9.2%
Trips under 15 minutes	28%	33%	31%
In work, 15 to 64	70%	69%	68%

€54,750

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

worked mainly from home, 2022

16%

trips of an hour or more

19,928

on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026

Full pageFreemount’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment7% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€54,750 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: 28% of people in Freemount are under 15, more than in Co. Cork’s towns and across Irish towns

The 15-to-24 age group: 8.6%, below both Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). 13% of residents are 65 or over. Overseas births account for just over a fifth of the people living here.

35.1median age

FreemountCo. CorkIreland

Co. CorkIreland

Ages · share of residents

13%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none11%

Lower secondary19%

Leaving Cert47%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher17%

Women and men · all residents

57.2% of Freemount’s residents are women

147 women and 110 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Freemount
	Freemount	Co. Cork	Ireland
Under 15	28%	19%	20%
15–24	8.6%	12%	12%
25–44	32%	29%	29%
45–64	19%	25%	24%
65+	13%	15%	14%
Primary or none	11%	8.1%	9.7%
Lower secondary	19%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	47%	34%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.4%	6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	17%	38%	36%

Full pageFreemount’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages35.1 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households100 households · 2.6 people per household Where born22% born outside Ireland Irish speakers38% can speak Irish · 0% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

More people in Freemount voted at the general election than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 64%

No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. Turnout at the last local elections was 54%, above Co. Cork’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%) alike. Local government for Freemount is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier.

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	Freemount	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 pageFreemount’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Freemount 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

Nearby attractions

Kilbolane Castle and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Freemount; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CastleKilbolane Castle7.5 km north

CastleLiscarroll Castle5.9 km east

CastleKanturk Castle12 km south

Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey23 km southeast

CastleDromaneen Castle20 km southeast

Abbey or prioryBallybeg Priory St. Thomas16 km southeast

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
Kanturk Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Dromaneen Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ballybeg Priory St. Thomas: Andreas F. Borchert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Freemount

15pages on Freemount

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards14% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.1 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Freemount

No notable person born in Freemount 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

Freemount’s neighbours

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

NewmarketKanturkButtevantCharlevilleFreemount

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Freemount	257	—	—	—	—	—
Newmarket	1,052	10	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Kanturk	2,803	11	A⁻	A	B⁺	C⁺
Buttevant	1,080	15	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻
Charleville	3,970	16	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	C⁻

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

Questions about Freemount

Do people in Freemount drive to work?

8% mostly work from home, and 28% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Freemount grown?

Freemount had 257 people at the 2022 census, up from 235 in 2016: 9.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

How old are the people of Freemount?

The median age in Freemount is 35.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Freemount

Urban area in Co. Cork

Freemount has 257 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: 257 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Cork
Council: Cork County Council
Local electoral area: Kanturk
Dáil constituency: Cork North-West
Name in Irish: Cillín an Chrónáin
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:18799

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).