Ahiohill

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Ahiohill
Achadh Eochaille
Village
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R588 road near Ahiohill
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Ahiohill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°42′37″N8°53′33″W / 51.7102°N 8.8924°W / 51.7102; -8.8924
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Achadh Eochaille Beag / Aghyohil Beg". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. "Achadh Eochaille Mór / Aghyohil More". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  3. "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
  4. "Ahiohill National School, Ahiohill, Cork". ahiohillns.ie. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  5. "Find a School - Ahiohill National School". Department of Education. Retrieved 6 November 2024 via gov.ie.
  6. "Parishes - Enniskeane & Desertserges". corkandross.org. Retrieved 6 November 2024.