Oola
Oola
Úlla | |
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Village | |
Oola view from nearby Prospect Hill, facing northeast. Above the town is the Hill of Oola, and beyond are the Silvermine Mountains. | |
| Coordinates: 52°31′47″N 08°15′34″W / 52.52972°N 8.25944°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Limerick |
| Population (2016) | 324 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Oola (Irish: Úlla, meaning 'round hillocks' [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 Catholic 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. The village is in a civil parish of the same name.