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A town in Co. Cork, home to 700 people. It grew by 17% between the 2016 and 2022 censuses.
The median sale, €364,400, comes to 5.8 times what the median household here earns. Public transport, bikes and feet take 4% of commuters to work. The 2022 census put unemployment at 5%. 42% of households own their home with no mortgage.
Irish towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Shanagarry out for now.
The 3 things Shanagarry does most differently from other towns.
The record adds 4 archaeological sites.
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shanagarry.
The nearest bathing water to Shanagarry is Garryvoe, 1.9 km away, rated good in 2025. 100% of its homes sit in high-radon areas, above both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). The ground under Shanagarry carries no high landslide susceptibility.
| Share of homes | Shanagarry | 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.
July afternoons reach 19.5°C here, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C) and Irish towns (19.9°C). Taken over the whole year, the average temperature in Shanagarry is 11.0°C. A year brings 1,014 mm of rain to Shanagarry.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 4.1°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.5°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.0°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,014 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Shanagarry has 120 residents in bad health per 100 expected, above both Co. Cork’s towns (107) and Irish towns (113). Asked at the census, just over nine in ten residents of Shanagarry said they were in good or very good health. 23% of residents in Shanagarry live with a disability.
| Census 2022 | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unpaid carers | 7.3% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 91% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.1% | 2% | 2% |
| With a disability | 23% | 24% | 22% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
10% rent privately, below both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). Social housing holds 7% of households.
| Housing | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 81% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 10% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 7% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P25, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Green space comes to 11.1 ha per 1,000 people in Shanagarry, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (4.3 ha) and Irish towns (4.1 ha). Protected nature near Shanagarry includes Ballycotton Bay SPA. Within 5 km, 2 waymarked trails and greenways set out.
| Outdoors | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 31% | 0% | 0% |
| Near a park | 66% | 90% | 92% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.5% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.1 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Rain of about 2 mm rides in on the wind today (44 km/h); the low is 8°C. Plan indoor things for Tuesday, when about 26 mm of rain is forecast. The forecast for Shanagarry beside its normal weather: a typical November day reaches 12°C and drops to 6°C at night.
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 283 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 214 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 9°C | 289 mm |
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Working mainly from home: 17% of workers, above both Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%). Unemployment runs at 5.3%. Of working-age residents (15 to 64), 73% were employed at the census.
| Census 2022 | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.9 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 8% | 9.2% |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 73% | 69% | 68% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 27% | 33% | 31% |
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.
Over-65s are 11% of the population. 1.3% speak Irish daily outside school, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (1.1%) and Irish towns (1.1%). Graduates make up just over two in five adults.
Women make up 49.3% of Shanagarry
345 women and 355 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 5.2% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 36% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.4% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 41% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Local government for Shanagarry is Cork County Council alone; Ireland has a single tier. There is no majority on Cork County Council; Fianna Fáil have the most seats, 19 of 55, short of 28. This Co. Cork town sits in the Midleton local electoral area, which elects 7 councillors.
| Turnout | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 45% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
2.9% of its homes were built before 1919, below both Co. Cork’s towns (7.7%) and Irish towns (3.4%). The archaeological record lists 4 sites here. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 5 buildings in Shanagarry, 1 of national or international importance.
| Heritage | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 71 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 2.9% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 4 | 11 | 11 |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Within 3 km of Shanagarry there are 2 schools (2 primary schools).
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanagarry N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 102 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Shanagarry | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +12% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · These schools carry no letter or result: Ireland doesn’t release them school by school.
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Shanagarry; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Historic houseBallymaloe House2.8 km outside town, to the west
ZooFota Wildlife Park20 km west · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral18 km west
MuseumSpike Island18 km west
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens38 km west
Abbey or prioryCloyne Round Tower6.2 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 5 buildings in Shanagarry, 1 of national or international importance. 4 archaeological sites are on the record here.
One notable person was born in Shanagarry; with them, the best known 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanagarry | 700 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cloyne | 1,967 | 6.6 | — | B+ | A+ | C |
| Castlemartyr | 1,603 | 6.6 | — | B | A− | B |
| Midleton | 13,906 | 12 | A− | B− | B | B+ |
| Aghada-Rostellan | 1,159 | 13 | — | C+ | A | A+ |
| Whitegate | 1,248 | 14 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Youghal | 8,564 | 16 | C | A | C− | C |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Shanagarry had 700 people at the 2022 census, up from 600 in 2016: 16.7% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
The median age in Shanagarry is 41, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Urban area in Co. Cork
Shanagarry has 700 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).