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A town in Co. Cork, home to 501 people.
The median home sold for €393,200, 4.7 times the town’s median household income. On the way to work, 1% walk, cycle or take the bus or train. 6% of residents were born outside Ireland. The 2022 census put unemployment at 4%.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Glenville falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
The 3 things Glenville does most differently from other towns.
3 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glenville.
One school lies within 3 km of Glenville. 134 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 134 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −30% | +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 · No letters, no results: Irish schools aren’t ranked one by one.
About 1.2% of homes in Glenville are estimated to pass the radon reference level. No part of Glenville is mapped as high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.
| Share of homes | Glenville | 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.
Here July highs average 19.4°C, below Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. Expect January lows of around 2.4°C in Glenville. Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in the town is 9.9°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,347 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| January low | 2.4°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Disability, age-adjusted: 94 for every 100 expected in Glenville. 96% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, above Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%) alike. At the census, 0.4% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
| Census 2022 | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 96% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.4% | 2% | 2% |
| With a disability | 18% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
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 1% of households, below Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%) alike. Nearly one in ten households rent privately.
| Housing | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 89% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 1% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 9% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €393K | €350K | €350K |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area T56, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected nature near Glenville includes Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. Its paths and tracks come to 0.2 km per km², below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Within 400 m of green space: 100% of homes.
| Outdoors | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 8.2% | 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% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Glenville’s November average makes a useful yardstick: afternoons reach 11°C, nights fall to 4°C. Expect little more than a sprinkle today, wind picking up to 23 km/h, and a low of 7°C. Rain peaks later in the week on Tuesday, at about 6 mm for the day.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 411 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 383 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
7.8% of workers did their job mainly from home at the census. The car took nine in ten commuters, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%). Before tax, the average household brings in €83,650 a year.
| Census 2022 | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €83,650 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.5% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 31.5 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 22% | 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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 16% of the population. 7.2% of residents are 65 or over, below both Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Born abroad: 5.6% of residents.
48.7% of Glenville’s residents are women
244 women and 257 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 7.2% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 9.4% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 8.3% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 39% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
There is just one council for Glenville, Cork County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. The town sits in the Fermoy local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors. Also worth knowing: in the Dáil, Glenville is part of Cork North-Central, which elects 5 TDs.
| Turnout | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
8.3% of homes were built before 1919. The ground here holds 3 recorded archaeological sites. Glenville’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing.
| Heritage | Glenville | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 140 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 8.3% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 3 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Glenville; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens17 km southwest
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral17 km south
ZooFota Wildlife Park19 km southeast · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne16 km south
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral23 km south
CastleMTU Blackrock Castle Observatory16 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Glenville’s built heritage counts 7 inventory entries, each of regional standing. 3 recorded monuments and archaeological sites lie here.
No notable person born in Glenville is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Michelle O'Neill: Sinn Féin, CC BY 2.0 · George Throssell: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Patrick Andrew Collins: Horner, Public domain · Dara Murphy: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenville | 501 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Watergrasshill | 1,840 | 6.4 | — | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Rathcormac | 1,957 | 10 | — | C+ | A | D |
| Riverstown | 3,664 | 13 | A | C− | A | A |
| Ballyvolane | 8,707 | 13 | B− | C− | B− | A− |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 14 | B | A− | C+ | B |
| Glanmire | 4,454 | 14 | A− | C | A | A |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
8% mostly work from home, and 22% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Glenville had 501 people at the 2022 census, up from 472 in 2016: 6.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Glenville is 34.9, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 28% of residents are under 15 and 7% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Glenville has 501 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).