Knocknagree’s story
Knocknagree: 19% of homes built before 1919
2 buildings on the National Inventory inside Knocknagree.
The record adds 1 archaeological site.
- 1810Knocknagree Roman Catholic Church
- 1935Knocknagree Garda Station
KnocknagreeCo. Cork
213 people live in this town in Co. Cork.
2 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
213
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
42.5
22% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
25%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Knocknagree a good place to live?
At a median €249,800, a home costs 4.8 times the town’s median household income. Of those who commute, 6% go on foot, by bike or by public transport. Just over a tenth of people here were born outside Ireland. At the 2022 census, 5% of the labour force was out of work.
There are no grades for Knocknagree: Irish towns need 1,000 residents for them.
What makes Knocknagree stand out
The 3 things Knocknagree does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
6% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
Against 22% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
5% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
56% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Knocknagree.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards in Knocknagree: flood, radon and landslides
Radon is rarely a worry in Knocknagree: under 1% of homes are estimated above the reference level. Very few of its homes sit on low ground by water.
0%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
In high-radon areas0%
| Share of homes | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
1
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Knocknagree has cooler summers than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: July highs of 19.0°C
The coldest nights come in January, when Knocknagree averages a low of 2.5°C. Across the year it averages 9.9°C, below both Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and Irish towns (10.3°C). A year brings 1,595 mm of rain to Knocknagree.
19.0°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter8.8°C
Spring13.1°C
Summer18.6°C
Autumn13.9°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| July high | 19.0°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,595 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| Average temperature over the year | 9.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 2.5°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
19.0°C
July high
2.5°C
January low
1,595 mm
Rain a year
189 mm
Wettest month
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Knocknagree reports less bad health than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 22 per 100 expected
Unpaid carers make up 3.3% of residents, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (5.9%) and Irish towns (5.4%). Ages taken into account, Knocknagree counts 84 people with a disability for every 100 predicted. At the census, 0.5% of people here described their health as bad or very bad.
91%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health22
Disability84
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 91%Fair 9%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 3.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Bad or very bad health | 0.5% | 2% | 2% |
| With a disability | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
22
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107
84
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
Knocknagree is a renters’ town: 23% of households rent privately, more than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns
7% of households rent from a council or housing body. The owner-occupied share of households is 64%.
€250Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Knocknagree€250K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 14% | 13% |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 23% | 21% | 22% |
64%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
23%
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 · The price is for the postcode area P51, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Knocknagree has more park space per resident than 8 in 10 Irish towns
Its paths and tracks come to 0.0 km per km², below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Knocknagree offers 11.5 ha of green space per 1,000 residents. Among the protected sites near Knocknagree is Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC.
0%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Knocknagree11.5 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.2% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 11.5 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
11.5 ha
Green space
0 km
Footpaths
3%
Protected for nature
5.2%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Knocknagree’s weather today: light showers, with a high of 10 degrees
Long-term averages for Knocknagree put November days at 11°C and November nights at 4°C. Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 21 km/h; the coldest it gets is 4°C. The heaviest rain of the week is due on Tuesday, around 5 mm.
10°C / 4°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December9°C
January9°C
February9°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 512 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 318 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 308 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 457 mm |
10°C / 4°C
Today
0.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
16 km/h
Wind
98%
Humidity
9 h 25 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 Knocknagree than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 6.4%
Unemployment stood at 5%, below Co. Cork’s towns (8%) and Irish towns (9.2%) alike. 4.3% of workers worked mainly from home at the census. The census found 76% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van89%
Walk5%
Bus1%
| Census 2022 | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In work, 15 to 64 | 76% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 42% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 27.4 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
€51,710
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
4%
worked mainly from home, 2022
11%
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
Knocknagree skews older, with 22% of residents 65 or over, more than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.6% of residents, below both Co. Cork’s towns (12%) and Irish towns (12%). Just over one in ten residents were born abroad. Graduates make up 25% of adults.
42.5median age
KnocknagreeCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
22%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none12%
Lower secondary20%
Leaving Cert41%
Diploma or cert3%
Degree or higher25%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.8% of Knocknagree
104 women and 109 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 6.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 12% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 2.6% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Knocknagree turns out to vote: 54% at the last local elections, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
64% of voters cast a ballot at the general election. There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28. Cork County Council runs Knocknagree: Ireland has one tier of local government, with no town council below it.
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 | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
4
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
54%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Cork North-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Old homes shape Knocknagree: 18.8% were built before 1919, more than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns
For its size, Knocknagree has 94 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents, below Co. Cork’s towns (103) but above Irish towns (48). Beneath and around the town lie 1 recorded archaeological sites. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Knocknagree, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
2inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional2
Among them
1
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1810
earliest dated inventory building
19%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
1
places pictured on the history page
| Heritage | Knocknagree | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1919 | 18.8% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 94 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 1 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Killarney National Park and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Knocknagree; these are the best known within 40 km.
National parkNational park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park23 km southwest
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney22 km west
CastleRoss Castle24 km west
MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms23 km southwest
Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary22 km southwest
CastleDrishane Castle12 km southeast
CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney22 km westCastleRoss Castle24 km westMuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms23 km southwestAbbey or prioryMuckross Friary22 km southwestCastleDrishane Castle12 km southeastPlaces: 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 (5)
- St Mary's Cathedral Killarney: Romeparis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross Castle: Dumphasizer, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms: Emmett.Hume, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muckross Friary: Daviddphotos, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Drishane Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Knocknagree
15pages on Knocknagree
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Knocknagree, each of regional importance. Archaeologists have recorded one site here.
Famous people from around Knocknagree
No notable person born in Knocknagree is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
J
John Philpot CurranIrish politician and lawyer (1750–1817) · born in NewmarketT
Timothy Joseph CarrollIrish Catholic priest · born in Millstreet · born 1940B
Billy ColemanIrish racecar driver · born in Millstreet · born 1947T
Thomas MeaneyIrish politician · born in Millstreet · 1931–2022C
Con MeaneyIrish politician · born in Millstreet · 1890–1970B
Bríd Ní MhóráinIrish poet · born in Newmarket · born 1951Knocknagree’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
MillstreetNewmarketKnocknagree
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knocknagree | 213 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Millstreet | 1,722 | 13 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Newmarket | 1,052 | 18 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Knocknagree
How do people in Knocknagree get to work?
4% mostly work from home, and 42% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Is Knocknagree growing?
Knocknagree had 213 people at the 2022 census, up from 209 in 2016: 1.9% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Knocknagree?
The median age in Knocknagree is 42.5, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Knocknagree
Urban area in Co. Cork
213 people live in Knocknagree, 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
- 213 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Kanturk
- Dáil constituency
- Cork North-West
- Name in Irish
- Cnoc na Graí
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18817
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).