Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Some 387 people live in this town, in Co. Cork.
Homes sell for a median €347,500, about 6.1 times what a household here earns in a year. The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records 11 buildings here. The car is not the only way to work here: 36% of commuters walk, cycle or use public transport. Over-65s are a fifth of the population.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for Irish towns, so Timoleague has none.
The 3 things Timoleague does most differently from other towns.
11 buildings on the National Inventory inside Timoleague, one of them of national importance.
The record adds 6 archaeological sites.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Timoleague.
Inchydoney East Beach, 8.1 km from Timoleague, is the closest bathing water; it was rated excellent in 2025. By estimate, fewer than one home in a hundred locally has radon above the reference level. Landslides: none of Timoleague lies in a high-susceptibility zone.
| Share of homes | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| On high landslide susceptibility | 0% | 0.4% | 0% |
| In high-radon areas | 0% | 0% | 0% |
EPA radon map, GSI landslide susceptibility and our low-lying homes estimate from OPW LiDAR.
1,294 mm of rain falls in a year, above both Co. Cork’s towns (1,114 mm) and Irish towns (937 mm). The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 19.4°C in Timoleague. The annual mean here is 11.1°C.
| Climate, 1991–2020 | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 4.3°C | 3.5°C | 2.9°C |
| July high | 19.4°C | 20.0°C | 19.9°C |
| Average temperature over the year | 11.1°C | 10.8°C | 10.3°C |
| Rain a year | 1,294 mm | 1,114 mm | 937 mm |
Met Éireann, 1991–2020 averages.
Allowing for its ages, Timoleague has 79 residents in bad health per 100 expected, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (107) and Irish towns (113). A fifth of residents in Timoleague live with a disability. Self-reported good health: 90% of the town’s residents.
| Census 2022 | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| With a disability | 20% | 24% | 22% |
| Unpaid carers | 6.5% | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Good or very good health | 90% | 88% | 88% |
| Bad or very bad health | 1.6% | 2% | 2% |
CSO, Census 2022 general health, disability and carers · CSO life expectancy by region, 2016 · HSE medical cards, 2024 · TownRatings age-standardised ratios
Private renters make up 24% of households, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (21%) and Irish towns (22%). The social rented sector houses 15% of households.
| Housing | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 55% | 60% | 61% |
| Households renting privately | 24% | 21% | 22% |
| Households in social housing | 15% | 14% | 13% |
Property Price Register · CSO residential prices by Eircode area · RTB rents · CSO, Census 2022 tenure · The price is for the postcode area P72, not the town alone: too few sales inside the town carry a full address.
Protected nature near Timoleague includes Courtmacsherry Bay SPA. Its paths and tracks come to 0.4 km per km², below Co. Cork’s towns (1.8 km per km²) and Irish towns (2.1 km per km²) alike. There are 0.2 ha of green space for every 1,000 people here.
| Outdoors | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Near a park | 0% | 90% | 92% |
| Paths per km² of town | 0.4 km per km² | 1.8 km per km² | 2.1 km per km² |
| Protected nature within 5 km | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| Woodland within 1 km | 4.1% | 4.1% | 2.7% |
OpenStreetMap parks and paths, NPWS protected sites and the National Trails Register.
The average trip to work took 21.9 min, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (24.8 min) and Irish towns (27.6 min). 74% of people aged 15 to 64 were in work at the census. Working from home was the norm for 6.9% of workers at the census.
| Census 2022 | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trips under 15 minutes | 45% | 33% | 31% |
| Average trip | 21.9 min | 24.8 min | 27.6 min |
| In work, 15 to 64 | 74% | 69% | 68% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | 8% | 9.2% |
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.
33% were born abroad, above Co. Cork’s towns (19%) and Irish towns (22%) alike. People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Aged 15 to 24: nearly one in ten residents.
Women make up 44.4% of Timoleague
172 women and 215 men live here; across Ireland, women are 50.6%.
| Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 19% | 20% |
| 15–24 | 9% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| 45–64 | 24% | 25% | 24% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Primary or none | 11% | 8.1% | 9.7% |
| Lower secondary | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Leaving Cert | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Diploma or cert | 6.7% | 6% | 5.8% |
| Degree or higher | 25% | 38% | 36% |
CSO, Census 2022 · Co. Cork and Ireland: the median of their towns of 2,500+
At the general election 64% voted, higher than both Co. Cork’s towns (58%) and Irish towns (59%). With 19 of 55 seats, Fianna Fáil are the largest group on Cork County Council, short of the 28 a majority needs. One council serves Timoleague: Cork County Council.
| Turnout | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| General election, November 2024 | 64% | 58% | 59% |
| Local elections, June 2024 | 54% | 45% | 46% |
Department of Housing count sheets, 2024
A fifth of homes date from before 1919. 6 archaeological sites are on the record, lower than both Co. Cork’s towns (11) and Irish towns (11).
| Heritage | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory buildings per 10,000 residents | 284 | 103 | 48 |
| Homes built before 1919 | 20.5% | 7.7% | 3.4% |
NIAH, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · Sites and Monuments Record · CSO, Census 2022 homes by year built
Families in Timoleague have 2 schools within 3 km to choose from: 2 primary schools.
| School | Level | Pupils | Ethos |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timoleague N.S.Largest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 150 | Catholic |
| Schools within 3 km | Timoleague | Co. Cork | Ireland |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the DEIS scheme | 0% | 37% | 35% |
| Teach through Irish | 0% | 9% | 8% |
| Pupils since 2019/20 | −1% | +1% | +4% |
Department of Education school lists, 2025/26 (preliminary) · no results are published by school · No letters and no results: Ireland publishes none school by school.
Castles, abbeys, gardens, museums and days out in and near Timoleague. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · Office of Public WorksTimoleague Abbeyin townMuseumMuseumMichael Collins Centre3 km outside town, to the westAttractionAttractionAnchor from Cardiff Hall Ship3.4 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionLios na gCon Ring Fort4.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
11 of Timoleague’s buildings made the national inventory of architectural heritage; 1 rank of national or international importance. 6 archaeological sites are on the record here.
3 notable people were born in Timoleague.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timoleague | 387 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clonakilty | 5,112 | 8.8 | A− | B | A− | C− |
| Bandon | 8,196 | 11 | A | B+ | A− | B− |
| Inishannon | 1,043 | 16 | — | C+ | A+ | A |
| Kinsale | 5,991 | 18 | A | D | A+ | A− |
People: CSO, Census 2022. Distances: centre to centre.
The median age in Timoleague is 41.4, against 37.6 in the median of Irish towns.
Timoleague had 387 people at the 2022 census, down from 408 in 2016: 5.1% fewer, while the median of Irish towns grew 7.6%.
Urban area in Co. Cork
387 people live in Timoleague, 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).