Fermoy

Fermoy

*Mainistir Fhear Maí* (Irish)
Fermoy Mainistir Fhear Maí (Irish)
Town
	The weir on the Munster Blackwater through Fermoy
	Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Irish: Seasaigí Go Buan; Let you stand forever
	Fermoy Location in Ireland
	Coordinates: 52°08′28″N 8°16′34″W / 52.141°N 8.276°W
Country	Ireland
Province	Munster
County	County Cork
Area
• Total	4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population (2022)
• Total	6,720
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±0 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (IST)
Eircode routing key	P61
Telephone area code	+353(0)25
Irish Grid Reference	W808987
Website	fermoy.ie

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Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1821	6,702	—
1831	6,976	+4.1%
1841	6,379	−8.6%
1851	5,846	−8.4%
1861	8,705	+48.9%
1871	7,388	−15.1%
1881	6,454	−12.6%
1891	6,469	+0.2%
1901	6,126	−5.3%
1911	6,863	+12.0%
1926	4,510	−34.3%
1936	4,123	−8.6%
1946	4,213	+2.2%
1951	4,017	−4.7%
1956	3,674	−8.5%
1961	3,667	−0.2%
1966	3,721	+1.5%
1971	4,033	+8.4%
1981	4,888	+21.2%
1986	4,885	−0.1%
1991	4,462	−8.7%
1996	4,469	+0.2%
2002	4,804	+7.5%
2006	5,673	+18.1%
2011	6,489	+14.4%
2016	6,585	+1.5%
2022	6,720	+2.1%

Fermoy (Irish: Mainistir Fhear Maí, meaning 'monastery of the men of the plain') is a town on the River Blackwater in east County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, the town and environs had a population of approximately 6,700 people. It is located in the historical barony of Condons and Clangibbon, and is in the Dáil constituency of Cork East.

The town's name is of Irish origin and refers to a Cistercian abbey founded in the 13th century. This abbey is believed to have been founded by Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond.