Aherla
An Eatharla | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°51′26″N 8°44′20″W / 51.85722°N 8.73889°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Munster |
County | County Cork |
Population | 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 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.
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 residents from the area have included: