Coachford

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Coachford (Irish: Áth an Chóiste) is a village west of Cork City, in County Cork, Ireland. It is located on the north side of the River Lee. Coachford got its name from Áth an Chóiste (ford of the Coaches) as there used to be a narrow ford across the stream (which is now part of the river lee) This was flooded to make way for hydroelectric power and a lot of dwelling houses and farmland is now under the water.

Today Coachford is built around a crossroads, Mallow is 20 miles North of the village, Macroom is 8 mles to the west, Cork city is 16 miles to the East and Bando is 20 miles to the South.The village is steeped in Sport and is the home of Aghabullogue GAA.There are many fisihing competitions held on the river and the National Rowing centre is located at Farran Woods which is located 4 miles from Coachford.

The village has three foodstores, a Post Office, a Pharmacy, two hardware stores, two hairdressers and four Public Houses (Bars).

Coachford was formerly connected by railway to Cork city with a narrow gauge railway, opened in 1888 by the Cork & Muskerry Light Railway. The line was closed in 1934 by the GSR.

Close to St. Olann's Well at Coolineagh, near Coachford, are the petrosomatoglyph footprints of St. Olann on a boulder.

See also: List of towns in the Republic of Ireland