Aherla (Irish: An Eatharla)[2] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 562.[1] 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 village is within the Cork North-West Dáil constituency.
Aherla
An Eatharla | |
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Village | |
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  Aherla Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°51′26″N 8°44′20″W / 51.85722°N 8.73889°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Population | 562 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
The area has 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 predominantly Roman Catholic,[1] it has a Church of Ireland church, but no Catholic church.
Geography
editThe village of An Eatharlach (The Glen) is situated in Kilbonane, Muskerry East, in south County Cork.[4] 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.
Notable people
editNotable residents from the area have included:
- Daphne Pochin Mould (1920-2014), author and scientist.[5]
- Siobhán McSweeney (born 1979), actress and comedian.[6]
- Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756), poet and historian.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Census Mapping - Towns: Rathard-Aherla - Population Snapshot". visual.cso.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "An Eatharla". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
- ^ "Kilmurry Parish Villages". Kilmurry Parish. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
- ^ "East Muskerry > Kilbonane Civil Parish > Kilbonane Electoral Division > Aherla". Townlands.ie. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Photographer and pilot who lived many lives". The Irish Times. 2 May 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "Ireland's top sister act". The Corkman. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Biography: MAC CÁRTHAIGH, Eoghan (1691–1756)". Ainm.ie (in Irish). Dublin City University. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
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