These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
Carraig Thuathail· Irish · main form · validated name
Carrigtohill· English · main form
Carrigtwohill· English · main form · local name
Place & story
A tower house and its enclosure
Barryscourt Castle was the main seat of the Barrys for several generations. Heritage Ireland places the tower house’s construction between the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries, during John Ciotach Barry’s lordship. The substantial residence stands within its defensive enclosure near Carrigtohill. Restored halls and chambers reveal the domestic scale of a building whose outer form still emphasises protection.[2]
Damage during rebellion
The Barrys supported the Fitzgeralds of Desmond during the late-sixteenth-century rebellions. They partly destroyed Barryscourt to prevent its capture by Walter Raleigh’s forces. The castle later suffered another attack during the Confederate Wars. Cannonballs preserved above the entrance are interpreted by the Office of Public Works as evidence of that seventeenth-century conflict.[2]
Gardens, furnishings and conservation
The Main Hall and Great Hall have been furnished to interpret the castle’s residential life. A herb and knot garden and orchard recreate elements of a sixteenth-century setting. These are modern restorations based on historical interpretation, adjoining the surviving masonry of the tower house.[2]
After closing in 2016 because of structural concerns, Barryscourt underwent a further conservation programme. The Office of Public Works announced its reopening in April 2025, describing work to safeguard the fabric and renew its interpretation. The reopening marked another stage in the building’s long sequence of damage, repair and adaptation.[3]
Both counts use the 2016 settlement boundary, allowing like-for-like comparison. CSO supplies the 2022 count on this older boundary for comparison only. The official 2022 Built Up Area has different boundaries.
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Carrigtwohill — Census 2016 settlement footprint — census population
Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 2006 report
2002–2006: census town
2,782people · 2006
These are the historical areas published in the 2006 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 2006 report — census population
Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 1996 report
1991–1996: census town
1,232people · 1996
These are the historical areas published in the 1996 census report. Boundaries may differ between censuses and from modern settlements. Legal towns, environs and suburbs are shown separately; none has been combined into a modern settlement total.
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Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 1996 report — census population
Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 1986 report
1981–1986: census town
1,272people · 1986
Figures cover the historical town area printed in the 1986 report. Boundaries may have changed between censuses. Legal town, environs and suburb totals remain separate and differ from modern settlement boundaries.
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Carrigtwohill, Cork — Census town, CSO 1986 report — census population
These figures use different area definitions. Read the boundary note before comparing them.
Carrigtwohill, Cork
Published census settlement populations
5,080people · 2016
Settlement boundaries changed during this period. Differences may reflect boundary changes as well as population change. Where a 2011 legal-town-and-environs count is shown, it has not been recalculated onto the 2016 settlement boundary.
Restored Barryscourt Castle, Carrigtohill, County Cork illustration: based on a Barryscourt Castle - panorama view by Elena Tatiana Chis. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0.
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