Ahiohill
Ahiohill
Achadh Eochaille | |
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Village | |
.jpg) R588 road near Ahiohill | |
  Ahiohill Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°42′37″N 8°53′33″W / 51.7102°N 8.8924°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
Ahiohill (Irish: Achadh Eochaille, meaning 'field of the yew')[1] is a small village in County Cork, Ireland. The historical spelling for the area, Aghyohil, is reflected in the names of two local townlands, Aghyohil Beg and Aghyohil More.[1][2] As of the 2011 census, Aghyohil Beg was home to 29 people and Aghyohil More had a population of 76.[3]
The village of Ahiohill lies between the towns of Bandon, Clonakilty and Ballineen/Enniskean. Ahiohill has one pub, "The Four Winds", and is home to Oliver Plunkett's GAA. The local national (primary) school, Ahiohill National School,[4] had an enrollment of 74 pupils as of 2024.[5] Ahiohill's Catholic church, the Church of the Assumption, dates from c. 1825 and is in the parish of Enniskeane & Desertserges in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Achadh Eochaille Beag / Aghyohil Beg". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "Achadh Eochaille Mór / Aghyohil More". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ^ "CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate". data.gov.ie. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
Aghyohil Beg, Boulteen, Co. Cork: 29 [..] Aghyohil More, Boulteen, Co. Cork: 76
- ^ "Ahiohill National School, Ahiohill, Cork". ahiohillns.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Find a School - Ahiohill National School". Department of Education. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via gov.ie.
- ^ "Parishes - Enniskeane & Desertserges". corkandross.org. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
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