Aherlabeg

Aherlabeg is a locality in County Cork, Munster. Aherlabeg is situated nearby to the locality Carrahaly, as well as near Stickstown.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kilcrea Castle and Kilcrea Friary.

Kilcrea Castle

Forest

Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kilcrea Castle is a ruined 15th-century towerhouse and bawn located near the Kilcrea Friary, west of Cork City, Ireland. The tower house and friary were both built by Cormac Laidir MacCarthy, 9th Lord of Muskerry. Kilcrea Castle is situated 3½ km east of Aherlabeg.

Kilcrea Friary

Cemetery

Photo: JohnArmagh, Public domain.

Kilcrea Friary is a ruined medieval abbey located near Ovens, County Cork, Ireland. Both the friary and Kilcrea Castle, located in ruin to the west, were built by Observant Franciscans in the mid 15th century under the invitation of Cormac Láidir MacCarthy, Lord of Muskerry, as protection from English troops. Kilcrea Friary is situated 4 km east of Aherlabeg.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aherla and Farran.

Aherla

Village

Photo: Oliver Hunter, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Aherla is a small village in County Cork, Ireland, with a population of 562. 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.

Farran

Locality

Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farran is a village in County Cork, Ireland, in the parish of Ovens. It lies on the southside of the River Lee. Farran is 12 miles west from Cork City on the N22 road. Farran is situated 2½ km northeast of Aherlabeg.

Crookstown

Village

Crookstown is a small village in County Cork in Ireland, about 12 km east of the town of Macroom and about 1 km off the N22 Cork–Killarney road. It had a population of 183 at the 2022 census, down from 203 in the 2016 census. Crookstown is situated 5 km southwest of Aherlabeg.

Aherlabeg

Type: Locality
Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.86056° or 51° 51′ 38″ north

Longitude

-8.76611° or 8° 45′ 58″ west

Elevation

55 metres (180 feet)

Open location code

9C3HV66M+6H

GeoNames ID

3294139

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