KilbrinCo. Cork

The town has 176 residents and lies in Co. Cork.

Population

176

CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council

Median age

37.7

15% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%

Degree level

23%

of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

of working residents · Irish towns 23%

Is Kilbrin a good place to live?

Home prices sit at a median €249,800, which is 4.4 years of the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: one in ten commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 23% of adults have a degree.

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

What makes Kilbrin stand out

The 3 things Kilbrin does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or public transport

Getting around

10% 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

Median sale price

Housing

33% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600

Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.

Kilbrin’s outline

Kilbrin’s story

Old homes in Kilbrin: 19% built before 1919

1 building on the National Inventory inside Kilbrin.

The record adds 4 archaeological sites.

1830Church of Saint John the Baptist

Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Kilbrin.

Natural hazards

Kilbrin has low radon and steady ground, but its flood exposure isn’t measured

Radon tests would find about 2.7% of Kilbrin’s homes above the reference level, by estimate. The ground under Kilbrin carries no high landslide susceptibility. Next to none of its homes lie low beside a river or the sea.

0%of homes in high-radon areas

Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes

In high-radon areas0%

On high landslide susceptibility0%

Share of homes	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
On high landslide susceptibility	0%	0.4%	0%
In high-radon areas	0%	0%	0%

homes mapped for these shares

Full pageKilbrin’s flood & hazards pageOpen the page

Low-lying homes0% of homes · Homes low beside water GroundHigh landslide susceptibility · Irish towns 0%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

Winter nights bite in Kilbrin: January lows of 2.1°C, colder than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns

Here July highs average 19.1°C, below Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C) alike. Day and night, summer and winter, Kilbrin averages 9.6°C. The town gets 1,161 mm of rain a year.

19.1°CJuly afternoon high

Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages

Winter8.5°C

Spring12.9°C

Summer18.6°C

Autumn13.7°C

Climate, 1991–2020	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
July high	19.1°C	20.0°C	19.9°C
Average temperature over the year	9.6°C	10.8°C	10.3°C
January low	2.1°C	3.5°C	2.9°C
Rain a year	1,161 mm	1,114 mm	937 mm

19.1°C

July high

2.1°C

January low

1,161 mm

Rain a year

136 mm

Wettest month

Air frosts

Full pageKilbrin’s climate pageOpen the page

The yearSummer highs 18.6°C, winter lows 2.2°C At a glanceJuly highs 19.1°C, January lows 2.1°C Rain1,161 mm of rain a year · December is the wettest month, 136 mm Weather station39 km to the weather station · Moore Park

Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.

Health

Fewer people in Kilbrin have a disability than its ages would predict: 70 per 100 expected, under Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

4% of residents in Kilbrin care, unpaid, for a relative or friend. At the census, 14% of people here had a disability, below Co. Cork’s towns (24%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. Asked at the census, 94% of residents of Kilbrin said they were in good or very good health.

94%good or very good health

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

Bad health0

Disability70

Co. Cork107

Expected100

General health, self-reported

Good or very good 94%Fair 6%Bad or very bad 0%

Census 2022	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Bad or very bad health	0%	2%	2%
With a disability	14%	24%	22%
Good or very good health	94%	88%	88%
Unpaid carers	4%	5.9%	5.4%

bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107

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 pageKilbrin’s health pageOpen the page

Health GradeBad health 0, disability 70 per 100 expected Getting care0% within 800 m of a pharmacy Census health94% 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

Kilbrin is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

14% rent privately, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%).

€250Kmedian sale price

Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025

Kilbrin€250K

Co. Cork€350K

Irish towns€350K

Housing	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Households owning their home	86%	60%	61%
Households in social housing	0%	14%	13%
Median sale price	€250K	€350K	€350K
Households renting privately	14%	21%	22%

86%

own their home · Irish towns 61%

14%

rent privately · Irish towns 22%

€1,542

a month on new tenancies, County Cork

Full pageKilbrin’s cost of living pageOpen the page

Owners and renters86% own their home Cost of livingMedian sale price €249,800 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 P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.

Outdoors

More woodland lies at the edge of Kilbrin than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 6.9% of the land within 1 km

Kilbrin has 8.0 ha of green space for every 1,000 residents, above both Co. Cork’s towns (4.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Protected sites cover 1.7% of the land within 5 km, higher than Co. Cork’s towns (1.5%) yet lower than Irish towns (1.8%).

0%of homes near green space

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

Kilbrin8.0 ha

Co. Cork4.3 ha

Irish towns4.1 ha

Outdoors	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Near a park	0%	90%	92%
Woodland within 1 km	6.9%	4.1%	2.7%
Paths per km² of town	0.0 km per km²	1.8 km per km²	2.1 km per km²
Green space per 1,000 residents	8.0 ha	4.3 ha	4.1 ha

8.0 ha

Green space

1.7%

Protected for nature

6.9%

Woodland

Full pageKilbrin’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Protected nature1.7% of the land within 5 km · No protected site within 5 km Green space nearby0% of homes within 400 m Parks8.0 ha per 1,000 residents · 1 ha of green space, 0 parks 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

What today holds for Kilbrin: light showers, up to 11 degrees

Any rain today should be slight, though the wind picks up to 20 km/h; the low is 4°C. Kilbrin’s November pattern is steady: afternoons average 10°C, nights 4°C. 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

November10°C

December9°C

January8°C

February9°C

Season	High	Low	Rain
Winter	8°C	2°C	358 mm
Spring	13°C	4°C	234 mm
Summer	19°C	10°C	242 mm
Autumn	14°C	7°C	327 mm

11°C / 4°C

Today

0.1 mm

Rain, next 24 hours

12 km/h

Wind

96%

Humidity

9 h 25 min

Daylight

Full pageKilbrin’s weather pageOpen the page

Next 24 hours0.1 mm 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 25 min Daylight · 07:36 to 17:01

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

Work & commute

Only 9.5% of commuters in Kilbrin go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns

78% of commuters drove, above Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. Workers spend 32.3 min getting to work, on average. Unemployment runs at 12%.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2022

Car or van78%

Walk8%

Bicycle1%

Census 2022	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Average trip	32.3 min	24.8 min	27.6 min
Unemployment rate	12%	8%	9.2%
In work, 15 to 64	71%	69%	68%
Trips under 15 minutes	34%	33%	31%

€56,470

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

18%

trips of an hour or more

19,928

on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026

Full pageKilbrin’s work & commute pageOpen the page

Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment12% unemployed · Irish towns: 9.2%Median income€56,470 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: 25% of people in Kilbrin are under 15, more than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns

Foreign-born residents make up 14% of the population. 8% of residents are 15 to 24, below Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

37.7median age

KilbrinCo. CorkIreland

Co. CorkIreland

Ages · share of residents

15%

Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education

Primary or none4%

Lower secondary20%

Leaving Cert48%

Diploma or cert5%

Degree or higher23%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.6% of Kilbrin

89 women and 87 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.

Ages and education in Kilbrin
	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Under 15	25%	19%	20%
15–24	8%	12%	12%
25–44	34%	29%	29%
45–64	18%	25%	24%
65+	15%	15%	14%
Primary or none	3.6%	8.1%	9.7%
Lower secondary	20%	14%	14%
Leaving Cert	48%	34%	35%
Diploma or cert	5.4%	6%	5.8%
Degree or higher	23%	38%	36%

Full pageKilbrin’s Who lives here pageOpen the page

Ages37.7 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households66 households · 2.8 people per household Where born14% born outside Ireland Irish speakers44% can speak Irish · 0.6% speak Irish daily outside school

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

Town hall

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

Half of voters turned out at the last local elections, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (45%) and Irish towns (46%). Cork County Council has no ruling majority: Fianna Fáil hold 19 of its 55 seats, short of the 28 needed. In the Dáil, Kilbrin is part of Cork North-West, which elects 3 TDs.

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	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
General election, November 2024	64%	58%	59%
Local elections, June 2024	50%	45%	46%

Councillors

19/55

Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party

50%

turnout, June 2024

TDs elected for Cork North-West

Full pageKilbrin’s town hall & politics pageOpen the page

How Kilbrin voted50% turned out · Local elections, June 2024 · Co. Cork towns 45%Who’s in chargeNo majority: Fianna Fáil lead with 19 of 55 (28 needed)Councillors5 councillors · Mallow TDs3 TDs · Cork North-West

Department of Housing count sheets, 2024

History

Kilbrin keeps more of its old housing than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 18.8% built before 1919

Kilbrin has 57 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents, between Co. Cork’s towns (103) and Irish towns (48). The archaeological record lists 4 sites here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded one building in Kilbrin, of regional importance.

1inventory buildings

Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH

International0

National0

Regional1

Among them

Church of Saint John the Baptist 1830

sites on the Sites and Monuments Record

1830

earliest dated inventory building

19%

homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%

Heritage	Kilbrin	Co. Cork	Ireland
Homes built before 1919	18.8%	7.7%	3.4%
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents	57	103	48
Archaeological sites on the record	4	11	11

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Older homes19% built before 1919 · Irish towns: 3%NIAH buildingsOne building on the inventory Monuments4 sites · On the Sites and Monuments Record Questions“How many historic buildings are there in Kilbrin?”

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

Nearby attractions

Blarney Castle and Gardens and 11 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km southeast

CastleKilbolane Castle14 km north

CastleKanturk Castle7.3 km southwest

CastleDromaneen Castle12 km southeast

CastleLiscarroll Castle5.6 km north

Abbey or prioryMourne Abbey15 km southeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kilbolane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Kanturk Castle: The Speckled Bird, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Dromaneen Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Liscarroll Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mourne Abbey: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Kilbrin

15pages on Kilbrin

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costProperty pricesSchoolsHealthWork & commuteNatural hazards2.7% of homes in high-radon areas

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.7 History1 building on the National Inventory Town hallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from around Kilbrin

One notable person was born in Kilbrin; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Thomas CrokeRoman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly in Ireland · 1823–1902

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

Paul KaneIrish-Canadian painter (1810-1871) · born in Mallow

Patrick LeahyIrish athlete · born in Charleville · 1877–1927

William O'BrienIrish nationalist journalist and politi… · born in Mallow · 1852–1928

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

Photo credits

Pat O'Callaghan: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Paul Kane: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · William O'Brien: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain · Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington: Underwood & Underwood, New York, Public domain

Kilbrin’s neighbours

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

KanturkButtevantNewmarketMallowCharlevilleKilbrin

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Kilbrin	176	—	—	—	—	—
Kanturk	2,803	6.4	A⁻	A	B⁺	C⁺
Buttevant	1,080	11	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁻
Newmarket	1,052	12	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Mallow	13,456	16	C⁺	A⁻	C	B
Charleville	3,970	19	B⁻	A⁺	C⁻	C⁻

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

Questions about Kilbrin

Do people in Kilbrin drive to work?

11% mostly work from home, and 34% of journeys take under 15 minutes.

Has Kilbrin grown?

Kilbrin had 176 people at the 2022 census, up from 164 in 2016: 7.3% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.

Is Kilbrin a young town or an old one?

The median age in Kilbrin is 37.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.

About Kilbrin

Urban area in Co. Cork

Kilbrin has 176 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: 176 (CSO, Census 2022)
County: Cork
Council: Cork County Council
Local electoral area: Mallow
Dáil constituency: Cork North-West
Name in Irish: Cill Bhrain
Area: 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²)
CSO code: UA:18795

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).