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136 people live in this town in Co. Cork. It grew by 9% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
The median home sold for €327,100, 6 times the town’s median household income. Unemployment stood at 3% of the labour force in 2022. Walking, cycling and public transport carry 9% of commuters. People aged 65 and over make up 23% of residents.
Inchigeelagh has no grades yet: Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents up.
The 3 things Inchigeelagh does most differently from other towns.
The register holds 5 buildings on the National Inventory in Inchigeelagh.
8 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Inchigeelagh.
By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred in Inchigeelagh has radon above the reference level. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
| Share of homes | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
A January night in Inchigeelagh drops to 3.0°C on average, about level with Irish towns (2.9°C) and below Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.6°C here. The annual mean locally is 10.5°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,625 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.6°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.0°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
At the census, 86% of people in Inchigeelagh called their health good or very good, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (88%) and Irish towns (88%). Unpaid caring falls to 7.4% of the town’s residents. Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population.
| Census 2022 | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 7.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 86% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 22% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Owners make up 56% of households, below both Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%). Private renters make up 23% of households.
| Housing | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 17% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 56% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €327K | €350K | €350K |
| Households renting privately | 23% | 21% | 22% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P12, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
For 100% of homes, green space is under 400 m away. Inchigeelagh has 19.6 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (4.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Green space in Inchigeelagh adds up to 3 ha, in one park.
| Outdoors | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 16% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 19.6 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 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.
In Inchigeelagh, the November norm is a high of 11°C and a low of 5°C. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 25 km/h; the coldest it gets is 5°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 17 mm of rain.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 542 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 325 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 291 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 8°C | 467 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Unemployment stands at 3.1%. In work: 77% of residents aged 15 to 64, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (69%) and Irish towns (68%). The census found nearly one in ten commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
| Census 2022 | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 35.5 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 3.1% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 77% | 69% | 68% |
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.
Children under 15 make up 18%, below Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (20%) alike. 16% of residents have a birthplace overseas. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults.
46.3% of Inchigeelagh’s residents are women
63 women and 73 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 4.4% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.6% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 3.4% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 32% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Cork County Council is the council for Inchigeelagh, and the only one: Ireland has a single tier of local government. General election turnout was 64%. No party holds a majority on Cork County Council: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 seats, short of the 28 needed.
| Turnout | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
16.1% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. Its archaeology runs to 8 recorded sites. 5 of Inchigeelagh’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Inchigeelagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 368 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 16.1% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
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 Inchigeelagh; these are the best known within 40 km.
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens39 km east
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney36 km northwest
CastleCarrigaphooca Castle10 km northeast
CastleRoss Castle36 km northwest
CastleMacroom Castle13 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
5 of Inchigeelagh’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 8 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Inchigeelagh is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Bambie Thug: Arkland, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Michael Creed: Houses of the Oireachtas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inchigeelagh | 136 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macroom | 4,096 | 13 | A | B+ | A | B− |
| Dunmanway | 1,964 | 13 | — | A+ | A | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Inchigeelagh is 40, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
11% mostly work from home, and 32% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
4% of residents speak Irish every day outside school, against 1.1% in the median of Irish towns; 37% can speak it.
Inchigeelagh had 136 people at the 2022 census, up from 125 in 2016: 8.8% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Inchigeelagh has 136 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).