Shanballymore’s story
Shanballymore: 2 buildings on the National Inventory
Homes built before 1919: 6%, against 3% across Irish towns.
- 1920House, Shanballymore
- 1930Church of Christ the King
ShanballymoreCo. Cork
Home to 184 people, this town lies in Co. Cork.
Population
184
CSO, Census 2022 · Cork County Council
Median age
39
15% are 65+ · Co. Cork 15%
Degree level
16%
of residents 15+ · Irish towns 36%
Walk, cycle, transit
6%
of working residents · Irish towns 23%
Is Shanballymore a good place to live?
The median sale, €249,800, comes to 4.3 times what the median household here earns. The car is not the only way to work here: 6% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. 16% of adults are graduates. Unemployment stood at 5% of the labour force in 2022.
At under 1,000 residents, Shanballymore is too small for the grades Irish towns get.
What makes Shanballymore stand out
The 3 things Shanballymore 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
Degree or higher, residents 15+
Education
Against 36% 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%)
49% of residents 15 and over are at work.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shanballymore.
Natural hazards
About 25% of Shanballymore’s homes are estimated to hold more radon than the reference level allows
Radon: 100% of homes are in high-radon areas, above both Co. Cork’s towns (0%) and Irish towns (0%). Landslides: none of Shanballymore lies in a high-susceptibility zone. Only a handful of its homes, if any, sit low beside water.
100%of homes in high-radon areas
Homes exposed · share of the town’s homes
Low-lying beside water0%
In high-radon areas100%
On high landslide susceptibility0%
Low-lying near a river0%
Low-lying near the coast0%
| Share of homes | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In high-radon areas | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
25%
of homes over the radon level
81
homes mapped for these shares
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
Climate
Shanballymore has colder winters than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: January lows of 2.7°C
1,082 mm of rain falls in a year, about level with Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and above Irish towns (937 mm). Averaged across the seasons, Shanballymore sits at 10.3°C. A July afternoon in Shanballymore typically reaches 19.8°C.
19.8°CJuly afternoon high
Average afternoon highs by season · 1991–2020 averages
Winter9.1°C
Spring13.4°C
Summer19.3°C
Autumn14.3°C
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 2.7°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 10.3°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| July high | 19.8°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Rain a year | 1,082 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
19.8°C
July high
2.7°C
January low
1,082 mm
Rain a year
119 mm
Wettest month
43
Air frosts
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Health
For its ages, Shanballymore reports more bad health than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 187 per 100 expected
Disability, age-adjusted: 133 for every 100 expected in Shanballymore. 3.3% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (2%) and Irish towns (2%). Add to that, a disability affects 28% of people locally.
90%good or very good health
Per 100 expected at the town’s ages · age-standardised
Bad health187
Disability133
Co. Cork107
Expected100
General health, self-reported
Good or very good 90%Fair 7%Bad or very bad 3%
| Census 2022 | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad or very bad health | 3.3% | 2% | 2% |
| With a disability | 28% | 24% | 22% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
| Unpaid carers | 5.4% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
187
bad health per 100 expected · Co. Cork 107
133
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
Social housing is more common in Shanballymore than in Co. Cork’s towns or across Irish towns, at 23% of households
Just over one in ten households rent privately. Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, above Co. Cork’s towns (60%) and Irish towns (61%) alike.
€250Kmedian sale price
Median sale price · Eircode area, 2023–2025
Shanballymore€250K
Co. Cork€350K
Irish towns€350K
| Housing | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households in social housing | 23% | 14% | 13% |
| Households renting privately | 12% | 21% | 22% |
| Median sale price | €250K | €350K | €350K |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 60% | 61% |
66%
own their home · Irish towns 61%
12%
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
Almost everyone in Shanballymore lives within a 5-minute walk of a park
100% of homes are within 400 m of green space. Protected nature near Shanballymore includes Blackwater River (Cork/Waterford) SAC. Within 1 km, 0.4% of the land is woodland, below both Co. Cork’s towns (4.1%) and Irish towns (2.7%).
100%of homes near green space
Green space per 1,000 residents · per 1,000 residents
Shanballymore7.5 ha
Co. Cork4.3 ha
Irish towns4.1 ha
| Outdoors | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland within 1 km | 0.4% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
| 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% |
| Green space per 1,000 residents | 7.5 ha | 4.3 ha | 4.1 ha |
100%
Near a park
7.5 ha
Green space
2.3%
Protected for nature
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
Weather
Weather in Shanballymore: light showers today, up to 11 degrees
Showers may brush past today without adding up to much, on a breeze of up to 20 km/h; the coldest it gets is 4°C. In November a normal day reaches 11°C and a normal night 5°C; the forecast for Shanballymore below sets each day against them. By December, a normal day reaches 9°C and a normal night 3°C.
11°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 | 322 mm |
| Spring | 13°C | 5°C | 223 mm |
| Summer | 19°C | 11°C | 228 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 7°C | 310 mm |
11°C / 4°C
Today
0.1 mm
Rain, next 24 hours
14 km/h
Wind
95%
Humidity
9 h 24 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 Shanballymore than in Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 5.7%
The car took 93% of commuters, above Co. Cork’s towns (71%) and Irish towns (66%) alike. The commute to work averages 33.9 min. The census found 61% of 15- to 64-year-olds in work.
6%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2022
Car or van93%
Walk6%
| Census 2022 | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33.9 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 61% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.3% | 8% | 9.2% |
| Trips under 15 minutes | 25% | 33% | 31% |
€57,800
household income, 2022 estimate · Co. Cork €60,671
0%
worked mainly from home, 2022
17%
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
Most of Shanballymore was born here: only 13% come from abroad, fewer than in Co. Cork’s towns and across Irish towns
Just over a fifth of residents are children under 15. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 13% of residents. People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
39median age
ShanballymoreCo. CorkIreland
Ages · share of residents
13%
Highest education · residents 15 and older who have finished education
Primary or none23%
Lower secondary17%
Leaving Cert37%
Diploma or cert6%
Degree or higher16%
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 54.3% of Shanballymore
100 women and 84 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 23% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.3% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 16% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
Town hall
Shanballymore turns out to vote: 53% at the last local elections, above Co. Cork’s towns and Irish towns
Fianna Fáil lead Cork County Council with 19 of 55 seats, but no party has a majority: 28 are needed. Cork County Council is the one council for Shanballymore; Ireland has no town or county councils between it and the government. The town sits in the Fermoy local electoral area, which elects 6 councillors.
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 | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local elections, June 2024 | 53% | 45% | 46% |
| General election, November 2024 | 58% | 58% | 59% |
6
Councillors
19/55
Fianna Fáil seats on Cork County, the largest party
53%
turnout, June 2024
4
TDs elected for Cork East
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
History
For its size, Shanballymore has more listed heritage than Co. Cork’s towns or Irish towns: 109 inventory buildings per 10,000 residents
Homes built before 1919 account for 6.3% of the housing. Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Shanballymore, each of regional importance.
2inventory buildings
Buildings by NIAH rating · NIAH
International0
National0
Regional2
Among them
0
sites on the Sites and Monuments Record
1920
earliest dated inventory building
6%
homes built before 1919 · Irish towns 3%
| Heritage | Shanballymore | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 109 | 103 | 48 |
| Archaeological sites on the record | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 6.3% | 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 →Anne's Grove Gardens and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Shanballymore; with it, the best known within 40 km.
GardenGarden · Office of Public WorksAnne's Grove Gardens2.2 km outside town, to the south
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens33 km south
CastleBlackwater Castle5.4 km south
CathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral36 km south
ZooFota Wildlife Park38 km south · 415K visitors a year (2022)
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne35 km south
CastleBlarney Castle and Gardens33 km southCastleBlackwater Castle5.4 km southCathedralSt. Fin Barre's Cathedral36 km southZooFota Wildlife Park38 km south · 415K visitors a year (2022)CathedralCathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne35 km southPlaces: 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)
- Blarney Castle and Gardens: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Blackwater Castle: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Fin Barre's Cathedral: Flickr member Charlie cravero, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fota Wildlife Park: Hywel Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Mary & St. Anne: JohnArmagh, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Shanballymore
15pages on Shanballymore
The big questions
Out and about
Landmarks
Surveyors for the national inventory recorded 2 buildings in Shanballymore, each of regional importance.
Famous people from Shanballymore
3 notable people were born in Shanballymore.
Shanballymore’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Boundaries: Tailte Éireann, CSO Urban Areas 2022 and Electoral Divisions.
ButtevantMallowMitchelstownFermoyKilworthShanballymore
How the neighbours grade
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanballymore | 184 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Buttevant | 1,080 | 14 | — | A− | B+ | C− |
| Mallow | 13,456 | 15 | C+ | A− | C | B |
| Mitchelstown | 3,744 | 15 | A− | A | C+ | B+ |
| Fermoy | 6,720 | 16 | B | A− | C+ | B |
| Kilworth | 1,179 | 17 | — | B | A+ | B+ |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Shanballymore
Is Shanballymore growing?
Shanballymore had 184 people at the 2022 census, up from 175 in 2016: 5.1% more, against 7.6% in the median of Irish towns.
How old are the people of Shanballymore?
The median age in Shanballymore is 39, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
About Shanballymore
Urban area in Co. Cork
Shanballymore has 184 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)
- Population
- 184 (CSO, Census 2022)
- County
- Cork
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Local electoral area
- Fermoy
- Dáil constituency
- Cork East
- Name in Irish
- An Seanbhaile Mór
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
- CSO code
- UA:18759
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).