Ahiohill Explained

Official Name:Ahiohill
Native Name:Irish: Achadh Eochaille
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Munster
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:County Cork
Unit Pref:Metric
Coordinates:51.7102°N -8.8924°W

Ahiohill [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 and is in the parish of Enniskeane & Desertserges in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork and Ross.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Achadh Eochaille Beag / Aghyohil Beg . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 26 March 2019 .
  2. Web site: Achadh Eochaille Mór / Aghyohil More . Irish Placenames Commission . logainm.ie . 26 March 2019 .
  3. Web site: CD153 - Cork Population by Private Households, Occupied and Vacancy Rate . Central Statistics Office . data.gov.ie . 6 November 2024 . Aghyohil Beg, Boulteen, Co. Cork: 29 [..] Aghyohil More, Boulteen, Co. Cork: 76 .
  4. Web site: Ahiohill National School, Ahiohill, Cork . ahiohillns.ie . 6 November 2024 .
  5. Web site: Find a School - Ahiohill National School . Department of Education . gov.ie . 6 November 2024 .
  6. Web site: Parishes - Enniskeane & Desertserges . corkandross.org . 6 November 2024 .