Cúil Aodha

Cúil Aodha (pronounced [ˌkuːlʲ ˈeː]), anglicised as Coolea,[1] is a townland and village in the Gaeltacht region of Muskerry in County Cork, Ireland.

Cúil Aodha townland is in the civil parish of Ballyvourney,[2] and is an official Gaeltacht area, where the Irish language is used alongside English.

[6] According to the 2016 census, of the 216 people living in Cúil Aodha and the small area surrounding it, 86% were able to speak Irish.

[7] In the Gort na Tiobratan electoral division, in which the village is located, 45% of that population (353 people) stated that they speak Irish on a daily basis outside the education system.

The Mark Éire factory, which specialises in climate control technology, opened in 1987 and is still manages its Irish operations from Cúil Aodha village.

Seán Ó Riada sculpture in Cúil Aodha