Aherla
| Aherla Irish: An Eatharla | |
| County Cork | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | W496670 |
| Location: | 51°51’14"N, 8°43’57"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 571 (2016) |
| Local Government | |
| Dáil constituency: |
Cork North-West |
Aherla is a small village in County Cork, with a population of approximately 570. 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 name 'Aherla' is from the Irish An Eatharlach, meaning 'The Glen'.
The village sits between the hills that frame the Bride River valley. The area features a number of historical sites. It halfway is between Cork City and Macroom, each about twelve miles away. Cloughduv and Crookstown are two and a half miles and four miles respectively to the west, Farran two miles to the north and Killumney 5 three miles, at the Cork and Ballincollig side.
There is a Church of Ireland church in the village and no Roman Catholic Church, though the village is predominantly Roman Catholic.