Aherla

Aherla
An Eatharla
Village
Aherla

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 51°51′26″N 8°44′20″W / 51.85722°N 8.73889°W / 51.85722; -8.73889Coordinates: 51°51′26″N 8°44′20″W / 51.85722°N 8.73889°W / 51.85722; -8.73889
Country  Ireland
Province Munster
County County Cork
Population
  Total 450
Time zone WET (UTC+0)
  Summer (DST) IST (WEST) (UTC-1)

Aherla (Irish: An Eatharla) is a small village in County Cork, Ireland[1][2] with a population of approximately 450. It is in the townlands of Aherla More and Rathard. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf typical of County Cork's ridges and valleys.

The area features a number of historical sites and is part of the parish of Kilmurry in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross.[3] Though the population of the village is overwhelmingly catholic, it (somewhat unusually) has a Church of Ireland church, but no Catholic church. One of the area's notable residents was Daphne Pochin Mould, author and scientist.

Area

The village of An Eatharlach (The Glen) is situated in Muskerry East, in south County Cork. It lies between Cork City and Macroom - each being approximately 20 km away. Cloughduv and Crookstown are 4 km and 6.5 km respectively to the west, Farran 3.5 km to the north and Killumney 5 km at the Cork and Ballincollig side. The village of Aherla sits between the hills that frame the Bride River valley.

References

  1. "An Eatharla". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
  2. "Online Map Viewer". Ordnance Survey Ireland. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
  3. "Kilmurry Parish Villages". Kilmurry Parish. Retrieved 4 February 2011.

External links


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