Shanbally’s story
Shanbally has 1 building on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 3%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1815Catholic Church of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
ShanballyCo. Cork
With 350 residents, it is a town in Co. Cork. Between 2016 and 2022, its population grew by 9%.
6 places within 19 kmMap →
Photo: Andrew Wood · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
350
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
37.1
9% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
30%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
9%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Shanbally a good place to live?
Buying the median home, at €384,500, takes 5 times the town’s median household income. The car is not the only way to work here: 9% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. At the 2022 census, 4% of the labour force was out of work. Nearly a fifth of residents are 15 to 24.
Shanbally is too small to grade: Irish towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.
What makes Shanbally stand out
The 3 things Shanbally does most differently from other towns.
Walk, cycle or public transport
Getting around
9% walk, cycle or ride
Against 23% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
Unemployment rate, Census 2022
Work
4% unemployment
Of the labour force, Census 2022 (the median of Irish towns: 9%)
56% of residents 15 and over are at work.
Residents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
19% are 15 to 24
Against 12% in the median of Irish towns
CSO, Census 2022
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shanbally.
Schools
DEIS support reaches 8% of schools around Shanbally, below Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Within 3 km of Shanbally there are 13 schools (8 primary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 special schools). Irish-medium schools make up 15%, above Co. Cork’s towns (9%) and Irish towns (8%) alike. Carrigaline Community School is the nearest secondary school, 2.6 km away.
13schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Special classesLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 803 | Catholic |
| Carrigaline Community SchoolLargest post-primary schoolPost-primary · Community school | Post-primary · Community school | 1,072 | Inter-denominational |
| Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin GaelscoilTeaches through IrishPrimary | Primary | 591 | Catholic |
| Ringaskiddy Lower Harbour N.S. DEISIn the DEIS schemePrimary | Primary | 58 | Catholic |
Schools by ethos · Schools within 3 km
Catholic6
Multi-denominational4
Church of Ireland1
Inter-denominational1
Other1
| Schools within 3 km | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-sex secondaries | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| In the DEIS scheme | 8% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 15% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | +9% | +1% | +4% |
4,633
pupils at schools within 3 km, 2025/26
+9%
pupils since 2019/20 · Irish towns +4%
0.3 km
to the nearest primary school
2.6 km
to the nearest secondary school
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · Letters and results are missing here for a reason: Ireland publishes neither school by school.
Natural hazards
An estimated 5.8% of homes in Shanbally sit above the radon reference level
Fountainstown, 6.7 km from Shanbally, is the closest bathing water; it was rated good in 2025. The ground under Shanbally carries no high landslide susceptibility. Its homes mostly stand clear of low ground by 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 | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
6.7 km
to Fountainstown bathing water (good)
88
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Winters are mild in Shanbally: January nights hold at 3.8°C, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Here July highs average 19.7°C, about level with Irish towns (19.9°C) and below Co. Cork’s towns (20.0°C). Day and night, summer and winter, Shanbally averages 10.9°C. This Co. Cork town gets 1,141 mm of rain a year.
19.7°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.7°C
Spring13.3°C
Summer19.2°C
Autumn14.7°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 3.8°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.9°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.7°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,141 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
19.7°C
July high
3.8°C
January low
1,141 mm
Rain a year
130 mm
Wettest month
5
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
More people in Shanbally are in bad health than its ages would predict: 162 per 100 expected, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Asked at the census, 90% of residents of Shanbally said they were in good or very good health. 2.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, above both Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%). Disability, age-adjusted: 104 for every 100 expected here.
90%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health162
Disability104
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 2.6% | 2% | 2% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
| With a disability | 21% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
162
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
Shanbally is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
14% of households are private tenants. Social housing holds 2% of households, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (14%) and Irish towns (13%).
€385Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Shanbally€385K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 85% | 60% | 61% |
| Households in social housing | 2% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 14% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €385K | €350K | €350K |
85%
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 · The price is for the postcode area P43, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Outdoors
Shanbally has room to breathe: 21.1 ha of green space per 1,000 residents, more than in Co. Cork’s towns and across Irish towns
The sea makes up 15% of the area within 5 km, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Protected nature near Shanbally includes Cork Harbour SPA. A park or green space is within 400 m for 100% of homes.
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Shanbally21.1 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sea within 5 km | 15% | 0% | 0% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 21.1 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
| Woodland within 1 km | 5.7% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| Near a park | 100% | 90% | 92% |
100%
Near a park
21.1 ha
Green space
12 km
Footpaths
0.3%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Wind for Shanbally today, and a high of 11 degrees
Rain of about 2 mm rides in on the wind today (43 km/h); the low is 7°C. Tuesday looks like the wettest of the days that follow, with about 23 mm of rain. Set beside Shanbally’s forecast, a normal November runs from 6°C at night to 12°C by day.
11°C / 7°CToday
This month and the next three, normal highs · 1991–2020 averages
November12°C
December10°C
January9°C
February10°C
| Season | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 10°C | 4°C | 337 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 6°C | 235 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 12°C | 244 mm |
| Autumn | 15°C | 8°C | 325 mm |
11°C / 7°C
Today
1.8 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
28 km/h
Wind
88%
Humidity
9 h 27 min
Daylight
Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · normals: Met Éireann, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Shanbally has lower unemployment than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 3.7%
6% of workers worked mainly from home, below both Co. Cork’s towns (11%) and Irish towns (11%). Among people aged 15 to 64, 63% were working at the census. The average household earns €76,300 a year before tax.
9%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van85%
Walk5%
Bus3%
Bicycle1%
| Census 2022 | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate | 3.7% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Median household income | €76,300 | €53,156 | €57,760 |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 63% | 69% | 68% |
| Average trip | 26.2 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
€76,300
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
6%
worked mainly from home, 2022
6%
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
A young town: 19% of people in Shanbally are 15 to 24, more than in Co. Cork’s towns and across Irish towns
Just over one in ten residents were born outside the country. People 65 and over make up nearly a tenth of the town, below both Co. Cork’s towns (15%) and Irish towns (14%). Children under 15 make up 21% of residents.
37.1median age
ShanballyCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
19%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none4%
Lower secondary16%
Leaving Cert42%
Diploma or cert7%
Degree or higher30%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.1% of Shanbally
179 women and 171 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 19% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 8.9% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 4.3% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 7.2% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 30% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Carrigaline had one of the least contested ballots at the 2024 local elections, 10 candidates for 6 seats
At the general election 60% voted, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). Shanbally 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 | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 60% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 47% | 45% | 46% |
6
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
47%
turnout, June 2024
5
TDs elected for Cork South-Central
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
Shanbally counts one building on the architectural inventory
Shanbally has 29 inventory buildings for every 10,000 residents. Before 1919: that is when 3.4% of homes were built.
1inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional1
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1815
earliest dated inventory building
3%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Shanbally | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 29 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 3.4% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Nearby attractions
All attractions →Saint Colman's Cathedral and 6 more in and around Shanbally
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Shanbally. Best known first.
CathedralSaint Colman's Cathedral4.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumSpike Island4.5 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCobh Museum4 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumTitanic Experience Cobh4.3 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumPassage West Maritime Museum CLG4.5 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumHeritage Centre4 km outside town, to the northeastPlaces: 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)
- Saint Colman's Cathedral: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Spike Island: Kondephy, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shanbally
15pages on Shanbally
The big questions
Out and about
Famous people from around Shanbally
One notable person was born in Shanbally; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
P
Paddy O'HalloranIrish hurler and Gaelic footballerC
Cillian MurphyIrish actor (born 1976) · born in Douglas
S
Stephen O'HalloranIrish footballer · born in Cobh · born 1987E
Emmet FoxAmerican New Thought writer (1886–1951) · born in Cobh
Photo credits
Sonia O'Sullivan: Sean Kelly MEP from Ireland, CC BY 2.0 · J. Kevin Boland: Saint Joseph Catholic Church, CC BY 3.0
Shanbally’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
CarrigalinePassage West-MonkstownCobhCrosshavenDouglasMahonShanbally
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanbally | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carrigaline | 18,239 | 3.1 | A+ | C | A | A− |
| Passage West-Monkstown | 6,051 | 4.2 | A | B− | A+ | B+ |
| Cobh | 14,148 | 4.3 | B | B− | A− | C+ |
| Crosshaven | 3,263 | 5.3 | A | C− | A+ | A |
| Douglas | 22,029 | 6.5 | A+ | C− | A+ | A |
| Mahon | 13,892 | 8.2 | C | C− | B− | C+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Shanbally
How old are the people of Shanbally?
The median age in Shanbally is 37.1, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Is Shanbally growing?
Shanbally had 350 people at the 2022 census, up from 320 in 2016: 9.4% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
About Shanbally
Urban area in Co. Cork
350 people live in Shanbally, 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
- 350 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Carrigaline
- Dáil constituency
- Cork South-Central
- Name in Irish
- An Seanbhaile
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18751
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).