Oola

Oola
Úlla
Village
Oola view from nearby Prospect Hill, facing northeast. Above the town is the Hill of Oola, and beyond are the Silvermine Mountains.
Oola view from nearby Prospect Hill, facing northeast. Above the town is the Hill of Oola, and beyond are the Silvermine Mountains.
Oola is located in Ireland
Oola
Oola
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°31′47″N 08°15′34″W / 52.52972°N 8.25944°W / 52.52972; -8.25944
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Limerick
Population324
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))
Approach to Oola on the N24

Oola (Irish: Úlla, meaning 'round hillocks'[2] [ˈuːl̪ˠə] or Uibhle [ˈɪvʲlʲə]) is a village in County Limerick in Ireland. It is near the border with County Tipperary in the midwest of the country. The village is home to a church (Church of The Sacred Heart), a petrol station, a convenience store, two public houses, a GAA pitch, a post office, a takeaway, a betting shop, a credit union, a hall, and a chemist. As of the 2016 census, Oola had a population of 324 inhabitants.[1] The village is in a civil parish of the same name.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Census 2016 Sapmap Area: Settlements Oola". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Úlla / Oola". Placenames Database of Ireland. Dublin City University. Retrieved 19 July 2021.