Rathard-Aherla’s story
Rathard-Aherla: 1 building on the National Inventory
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 3% in the median of Irish towns.
- 1900St Mark's Church of Ireland Church
Rathard-AherlaCo. Cork
The town has 562 residents and lies in Co. Cork.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
562
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
35.3
6% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
49%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Rathard-Aherla a good place to live?
Rathard-Aherla takes 4.6 years of the median household income to buy the median home, at €408,600. 3% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. Residents born outside Ireland: 10%. Median gross household income: €88,000 a year.
Rathard-Aherla is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Rathard-Aherla stand out
The 3 things Rathard-Aherla does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
3% walk, cycle or ride
The median of Irish towns: 23%
CSO, Census 2022
Born outside Ireland
Who lives here
The median of Irish towns: 22%
CSO, Census 2022
Median gross household income
Income
Gross, a year (the median of Irish towns: €57,760)
CSO household income for the electoral division.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rathard-Aherla.
Schools
Schools around Rathard-Aherla have lost ground: pupils −12% since 2019, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
2 schools lie within 3 km of Rathard-Aherla: 2 primary schools.
2schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 149 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −12% | +1% | +4% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
246
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
−12%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
1.6 km
to the nearest primary school
7.7 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · You won’t find letters or results below: Ireland publishes none for single schools.
Natural hazards
Low radon and steady ground in Rathard-Aherla; flooding isn’t measured here
In Rathard-Aherla, an estimated 2.1% of homes exceed the radon reference level. The ground under Rathard-Aherla carries no high landslide susceptibility. Few of its homes stand low beside water.
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 | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
189
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Rathard-Aherla is wetter than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 1,233 mm of rain a year
Summer highs in Rathard-Aherla reach 19.7°C in July. Across the year it averages 10.5°C, lower than Co. Cork’s towns (10.8°C) and near Irish towns (10.3°C). Expect January lows of around 3.1°C locally.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.3°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.2°C
Autumn14.5°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain a year | 1,233 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
| July high | 19.7°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.5°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| January low | 3.1°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
19.7°C
July high
3.1°C
January low
1,233 mm
Rain a year
139 mm
Wettest month
14
Air frosts
1,461 hrs
Sunshine
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, fewer people in Rathard-Aherla live with a disability than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 87 per 100 expected
At the census, 1.1% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%). Weighed against its ages, bad health in Rathard-Aherla runs at 72 per 100 expected. Asked at the census, 95% of residents of Rathard-Aherla said they were in good or very good health.
95%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health72
Disability87
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 95%Fair 4%Bad or very bad 1%
| Census 2022 | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 95% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 8.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| With a disability | 17% | 24% | 22% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.1% | 2% | 2% |
72
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107
87
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
Rathard-Aherla is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
1% live in social housing, below both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%). The private rented sector houses one in ten households.
€409Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Rathard-Aherla€409K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 1% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €409K | €350K | €350K |
87%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
10%
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 P31, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
3 waymarked trails start within 5 km of Rathard-Aherla
Within 1 km, 4.8% of the land is woodland, above Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%) alike. Green space lies within 400 m of 100% of homes. Rathard-Aherla offers 1.7 ha of green space per 1,000 residents.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Rathard-Aherla1.7 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paths per km² of town | 0.0 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.8% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 0% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
100%
Near a park
1.7 ha
Green space
4.8%
Woodland
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Today in Rathard-Aherla: mostly sunny and 10 degrees at best
The heaviest rain of the week is due on Wednesday, around 18 mm. Set beside Rathard-Aherla’s forecast, a normal November runs from 5°C at night to 11°C by day. A settled, dry day lies ahead today: light wind up to 17 km/h, then a low of 7°C.
10°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November11°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 9°C | 3°C | 377 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 250 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 252 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 354 mm |
10°C / 7°C
Today
None
Rain, next 24 hours
17 km/h
Wind
77%
Humidity
9 h 23 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Only 3.3% of commuters in Rathard-Aherla go to work without a car, fewer than in Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
The car carried 87% of commuters at the census. Also worth knowing: the average trip to work takes 29.3 min.
3%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van87%
Walk2%
Bus1%
Bicycle0%
| Census 2022 | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | €88,000 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 14% | 33% | 31% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Average trip | 29.3 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
€88,000
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
9%
worked mainly from home, 2022
3%
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
2.5% of Rathard-Aherla speaks Irish every day outside school, more than Co. Cork’s towns
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 19% of the population. People 65 and over make up 5.7% of the town, below both Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Nearly half of adults hold a degree.
35.3median age
Rathard-AherlaCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none2%
Lower secondary9%
Leaving Cert33%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher49%
Women and men · all residents
50.9% of Rathard-Aherla’s residents are women
286 women and 276 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 5.7% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 2.4% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 9.3% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 33% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 49% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
More people in Rathard-Aherla vote than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 55% turnout at the local elections
Turnout at the general election came to 64%. Rathard-Aherla answers to one council, Cork County Council; Ireland has no town tier. Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed.
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 | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 55% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
55%
turnout, June 2024
3
TDs elected for Cork North-West
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Rathard-Aherla has one building on the national inventory
The pre-1919 share of homes is 2.4%. Relative to its size, Rathard-Aherla keeps 18 buildings on the inventory per 10,000 residents, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (103) and Irish towns (48). Rathard-Aherla’s built heritage counts one inventory entry, of regional standing.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1900
earliest dated inventory building
2%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Rathard-Aherla | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 18 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.4% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Kilcrea Castle and 2 more in and around Rathard-Aherla
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Rathard-Aherla. Best known first.
CastleKilcrea Castle1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Abbey or prioryKilcrea Friary1.3 km outside town, to the northeastAbbey or prioryAbbey or prioryKilcrea Franciscan Friary900 m outside town, to the eastPlaces: 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 (2)
- Kilcrea Castle: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kilcrea Friary: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rathard-Aherla
15pages on Rathard-Aherla
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Rathard-Aherla
One notable person was born in Rathard-Aherla; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
E
Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac CárthaighIrish poet (1691–1756)
J
Jack CrowleyIrish rugby union player · born in Inishannon · born 2000J
James Vincent MurphyIrish priest, translator, writer (1880–… · born in InishannonPhoto credits
Finbarr of Cork: Carsten Hemberger, derivate Hic et nunc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · L. T. Meade: L. T. Meade - no photo credit. Hurst & Company Publishers, Public domain · Horace de Vere Cole: Believed to be James Lafayette. For further information, see the talk page., Public domain
Rathard-Aherla’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
KillumneyBallincolligInishannonTowerBandonBlarneyRathard-Aherla
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rathard-Aherla | 562 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Killumney | 1,466 | 5.8 | — | C | A | A+ |
| Ballincollig | 21,940 | 9.9 | A | C | A | A− |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 11 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Tower | 3,300 | 12 | A | C | A+ | A− |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 12 | A | B+ | A− | B− |
| Blarney | 2,779 | 15 | A+ | C | A+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rathard-Aherla
Do people in Rathard-Aherla drive to work?
9% mostly work from home, and 14% of journeys take under 15 minutes.
Has Rathard-Aherla grown?
Rathard-Aherla had 562 people at the 2022 census, up from 530 in 2016: 6% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
Is Rathard-Aherla a young town or an old one?
The median age in Rathard-Aherla is 35.3, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns. 20% of residents are under 15 and 6% are 65 or over.
About Rathard-Aherla
Urban area in Co. Cork
562 people live in Rathard-Aherla, 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
- 562 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- MacRoom
- Dáil constituency
- Cork North-West
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18783
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).