Aherla
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°WCoordinates: 51°51′26″N 8°44′20″W / 51.85722°N 8.73889°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population (2016)[1] | 571 |
Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Aherla (Irish: An Eatharla)[2] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of approximately 570.[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.
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 predominantly catholic,[1] it has a Church of Ireland church, but no Catholic church.
Geography[]
The 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[]
Notable residents from the area have included:
- Daphne Pochin Mould (1920-2014), author and scientist.[5]
- Siobhán McSweeney, actress and comedian.[6]
- Eoghan an Mhéirín Mac Cárthaigh (1691–1756), poet and historian.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Sapmap Area: Settlements Rathard-Aherla". Census 2016 Small Area Population Statistics. CSO. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- Towns and villages in County Cork
- County Cork geography stubs