Killeagh’s story
Killeagh has 19 buildings on the National Inventory
The record adds 5 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 10%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1760House, Main Street, Killeagh
- 1760Killeagh House
- 1765Greywood
KilleaghCo. Cork
The town has 895 residents and lies in Co. Cork.
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Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
895
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
36.4
11% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
28%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
10%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Killeagh a good place to live?
Prices run to a median €310,000, 4.7 times local household income. Its architectural heritage runs to 19 buildings on the national inventory. Of those who commute, 10% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. The median sale price, 2023 to 2025: €260,200.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Killeagh falls below the line for grades among Irish towns.
What makes Killeagh stand out
The 3 things Killeagh does most differently from other towns.
Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
History
19 buildings on the national inventory
4.4 times the median of Irish towns for its size, all of regional importance.
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
10% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Median sale price
Housing
30% below the median of Irish towns, €372,600
Property Price Register, 2023 to 2025.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Killeagh.
Natural hazards
Radon in Killeagh: an estimated 6.1% of homes are above the reference level
The nearest bathing water to Killeagh is Redbarn, 8.8 km away, rated excellent in 2025. The ground under Killeagh carries no high landslide susceptibility. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
1.9%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas1.9%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| Low-lying near a river | 0% | 2.3% | 0.5% |
8.8 km
to Redbarn bathing water (excellent)
361
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Killeagh has milder winters than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 3.7°C
July afternoons reach 19.8°C here, near both Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Killeagh averages 10.9°C. A year brings 1,072 mm of rain to Killeagh.
19.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.7°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.7°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,072 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
19.8°C
July high
3.7°C
January low
1,072 mm
Rain a year
118 mm
Wettest month
5
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
91% of people in Killeagh say their health is good or very good, more than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
For its ages, Killeagh has 104 people with a disability for every 100 expected, below Co. Cork’s towns (110) and close to Irish towns (106). Disability touches just over a fifth of the town’s population. 1.7% of residents report bad or very bad health.
91%good or very good health
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 8%Bad or very bad 2%
| Census 2022 | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.7% | 2% | 2% |
| Unpaid carers | 6% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
104
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107
104
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
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Housing
Few households rent privately in Killeagh: 14%, fewer than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Two thirds of households own their home. Social renters account for 16% of households.
€310Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Property Price Register, 2023–2025
Killeagh€310K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €313,000 | 75 |
| Second-hand homes | €267,500 | 50 |
| Housing | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households renting privately | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 60% | 61% |
| Median sale price | €310K | €350K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 16% | 14% | 13% |
67%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
14%
rent privately · Irish towns 22%
€1,542
a month on new tenancies, County Cork
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Outdoors
Woodland runs close to Killeagh: 6.1% of the land within 1 km, more than in both Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Its paths and tracks come to 0.9 km per km², below both Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²). Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes. 5 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Killeagh4.0 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 6.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.9 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
4.0 ha
Green space
6 km
Footpaths
6.1%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Killeagh: windy today, up to 11 degrees
Expect about 2 mm of rain with it today, the wind at 42 km/h and a low of 8°C. Of the days after that, Tuesday brings the most rain: about 26 mm. Long-term averages for Killeagh put November days at 12°C and November nights at 6°C.
11°C / 8°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November12°C
December10°C
January10°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 306 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 231 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 236 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 300 mm |
11°C / 8°C
Today
1.9 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
31 km/h
Wind
89%
Humidity
9 h 26 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Killeagh than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 9.5%
27% of trips took under 15 minutes, below both Co. Cork’s towns (33%) and Irish towns (31%). Driving is how 84% of commuters got to work at the census. The census counted 6.9% of workers working mainly from home.
10%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van84%
Walk5%
Bus4%
Train, DART or Luas1%
| Census 2022 | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30.8 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €65,640 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 33% | 31% |
€65,640
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
7%
worked mainly from home, 2022
10%
trips of an hour or more
19,928
on the Live Register, County Cork, September 2026
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
Children make up 24% of Killeagh, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Degrees are held by 28% of adults.
36.4median age
KilleaghCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
14%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none8%
Lower secondary14%
Leaving Cert44%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher28%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.3% of Killeagh
450 women and 445 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 7.8% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 44% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 28% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
The last seat in Cork East was won by 132 votes
Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed. There is just one council for Killeagh, Cork County Council: Ireland has only one tier of local government. In the Dáil, Killeagh is part of Cork East, which elects 4 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 | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
7
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
45%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Cork East
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
212 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents put Killeagh above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns for heritage
9.6% of its homes were built before 1919, above Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%) alike. The Sites and Monuments Record holds 5 entries for the town. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 19 buildings in Killeagh, each of regional importance.
19inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional19
Among them
- House, Main Street, Killeagh 1760
- Killeagh House 1760
- Greywood 1765
- John O'Brien 1780
5
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1760
earliest dated inventory building
10%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 212 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 9.6% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 5 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Schools
Pupil numbers around Killeagh moved −11% since 2019, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Killeagh there is one school. 203 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
1schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Fearghail Naofa Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 203 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Killeagh | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −11% | +1% | +4% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
203
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−11%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0 km
to the nearest primary school
8.5 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Fota Wildlife Park and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Killeagh; these are the best known within 40 km.
ZooFota Wildlife Park22 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral23 km southwest
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens40 km west
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral34 km west
MuseumSpike Island23 km southwest
CastleLismore Castle23 km northPlaces: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lismore Castle: Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Killeagh
15pages on Killeagh
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 19 buildings in Killeagh, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded 5 sites here.
Famous people from Killeagh
7 notable people were born in Killeagh.
Killeagh’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CastlemartyrYoughalCloyneMidletonTallowCarrigtwohillKilleagh
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeagh | 895 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 4.9 | — | B | A− | B |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 9.7 | C | A | C− | C |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 12 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 13 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Tallow Waterford | 1,022 | 17 | — | B+ | B | B |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 18 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Killeagh
How do people in Killeagh get to work?
7% mostly work from home, and 27% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Killeagh growing?
Killeagh had 895 people at the 2022 census, up from 867 in 2016: 3.2% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Killeagh a young town or an old one?
The median age in Killeagh is 36.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Killeagh
Urban area in Co. Cork
Killeagh has 895 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
- 895 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Midleton
- Dáil constituency
- Cork East
- Name in Irish
- Cill Ia
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18723
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).