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A colourful harbour town of gourmet restaurants and yachts, gateway to the start of the Wild Atlantic Way.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Munster, Ireland · Europe
Aghada is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Cobh, 27km from Blarney Castle.
Aghada is a town located in Munster, Ireland. With a population of 1,030, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Aghada sits in Ireland, where you drive on the left. It's in the Europe/Dublin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aghada to your route.
Aghada (Irish: Áth Fhada, meaning 'long ford') is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated on the eastern side of Cork Harbour, around 12 km by road south of Midleton.
The civil parish of Aghada consists of several small villages and townlands including Saleen, Rostellan, Farsid, UpperRead more
Aghada, Lower Aghada, Whitegate, Guileen and Ballinrostig. There are several amenity sites in the area, including Rostellan Woods and Saleen Creek, as well as a number of beaches such as Inch Bay, White Bay, and Guileen Strand. Aghada is within the Cork East Dáil constituency.
There is a Presbyterian church in Upper Aghada. During World War I the Royal Munster Fusiliers (reserves) were garrisoned in Aghada, and there was a United States Naval Air Station in the area. William Cosgrove, a World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross, is buried in Upper Aghada cemetery.
Aghada power station was originally built in the early 1980s and produced up to 577 MW through the burning of natural gas and diesel. An additional gas-powered 430 MW CCGT unit was completed in 2010, making Aghada station one of the largest power stations in the Republic of Ireland.
The area has a tennis club and is the home to the Aghada GAA club. The Aghada ladies' football team won the 2024 county championship (Cork LGFA), beating Éire Óg in the final.
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Aghada is located in Munster, Ireland, Europe. The coordinates are 51.8392 latitude, -8.2122 longitude.
Aghada has a population of approximately 1,030 people, making it a town in Ireland.
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A colourful harbour town of gourmet restaurants and yachts, gateway to the start of the Wild Atlantic Way.
26 km · about 30 min drive
castle
Medieval stronghold famous for the Blarney Stone, which legend says grants the gift of eloquence to all who kiss it while leaning backwards.
27 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A slender headland with a lighthouse and clifftop views where the Lusitania sank offshore in 1915.
34 km · about 40 min drive
mountain pass
V-shaped hairpin pass on the R668 climbing to 610m through the Knockmealdown Gap between Clogheen and Lismore, ablaze with rhododendron in late May. Overlooks Bay Lough and the Golden Vale patchwork below.
50 km · about 60 min drive
April to October
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