Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 13%. The town, home to 477 people, lies in Co. Cork.
Mogeely takes 4.8 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €351,900. 6% of commuters get to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. Only nearly one in ten residents are 65 or over. Median gross household income: €73,390 a year.
At under 1,000 residents, Mogeely is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
The 3 things Mogeely does most differently from other towns.
2 archaeological sites are on the record here too.
4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mogeely.
One school lies within 3 km of Mogeely. 214 pupils attend the one school within 3 km of the town.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castlemartyr N.S. Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 214 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −17% | +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 · Ireland publishes no results school by school, so these cards carry no letters or results.
Garryvoe, 9.1 km from Mogeely, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). The ground under Mogeely carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
January nights bottom out at 3.6°C in Mogeely, about level with Co. Cork’s towns (3.5°C) and above Irish towns (2.9°C). Its year-round mean comes to 10.8°C. December is the wettest month locally, with 120 mm of rain on average.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.6°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.8°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,093 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
A disability affects nearly a fifth of people in Mogeely. 0.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, below Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%) alike. Self-reported good health: 91% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 0.6% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.1% | 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
11% rent privately, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Social housing holds just over one in ten households.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| New homes | €350,400 | 57 |
| Housing | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 75% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 11% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 12% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure
Its paths and tracks come to 0.5 km per km², below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. Woodland covers 1.9% of the land within 1 km, below both Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%). 13 waymarked trails and greenways start within 5 km.
| Outdoors | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 39% | 90% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.5 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Woodland within 1 km | 1.9% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Expect about 2 mm of rain with it today, the wind at 42 km/h and a low of 8°C. Over the coming week, Tuesday looks wettest, with about 26 mm of rain. Mogeely’s averages for November set the scene: the usual high is 12°C, the usual low 6°C.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 313 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 238 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 307 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
The unemployment rate comes to 10%. 6.1% of workers worked mainly from home, below Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%) alike. A trip to work takes 27.4 min on average.
| Census 2022 | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €73,390 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Unemployment rate | 10% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 29% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 27.4 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
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.
People 65 and over make up nearly a tenth of the town, below Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%) alike. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly a tenth of the population. Among adults, 31% have a degree.
53.2% of Mogeely’s residents are women
254 women and 223 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 33% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 22% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 9% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.9% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 31% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs. Cork County Council is the one council for Mogeely; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. Also worth knowing: in the Dáil, Mogeely is part of Cork East, which elects 4 TDs.
| Turnout | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
Homes from before 1919 make up 4.4% of the total, between Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The archaeological record lists 2 sites here. 4 of Mogeely’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance.
| Heritage | Mogeely | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 84 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 2 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 4.4% | 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 Mogeely; these are the best known within 40 km.
ZooFota Wildlife Park19 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral19 km southwest
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens36 km west
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral30 km west
MuseumSpike Island20 km southwest
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower9.6 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
4 of Mogeely’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage, all at regional importance. The national record lists 2 archaeological sites in and around the town.
No notable person born in Mogeely is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Shane O'Neill: Victor Araiza, CC BY 2.0 · Anna Haslam: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain · Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington: anonymous, Public domain · Tom Horan: Uploaded by Moondyne, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mogeely | 477 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 2.4 | — | B | A− | B |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 9.1 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 9.7 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 13 | C | A | C− | C |
| Carrigtwohill | 5,568 | 15 | A+ | B− | A | A− |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 1,159 | 16 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Mogeely had 477 people at the 2022 census, up from 422 in 2016: 13% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Mogeely is 36.7, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 28% of residents are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Mogeely has 477 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).