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{{short description |Village in County Limerick, Ireland}}
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|name                   = Oola
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|image_skyline          = View of Oola.jpg
|image_caption          = Oola view from nearby Prospect Hill, facing northeast. Above the town is the Hill of Oola, and beyond are the [[Silvermine Mountains]].
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|subdivision_name1      = [[Munster]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Counties of Ireland|County]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[County Limerick]]
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|population_as_of       = [[2016 census of Ireland|2016]]
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|population             = 324
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[[File:Oola4557.jpg|thumb|Approach to Oola on the [[N24 road (Ireland)|N24]]]]
'''Oola''' ({{Irish place name|Úlla|round hillocks}}<ref name=logainm>{{cite web|title=Úlla / Oola | work = Placenames Database of Ireland|url=https://www.logainm.ie/1411627.aspx |publisher=Dublin City University|access-date=19 July 2021 }}</ref> {{IPA|ga|ˈuːl̪ˠə|}} or {{lang|ga|Uibhle|}} {{IPA|ga|ˈɪvʲlʲə|}}) is a village in [[County Limerick]] in [[Republic of Ireland|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, Oola|Church of the Sacred Heart]]), a petrol station, a [[convenience store]], two public houses, a [[Gaelic Athletic Association|GAA]] pitch, a post office, a takeaway, a betting shop, a credit union, a hall, and a chemist. As of the [[2016 census of Ireland|2016 census]], Oola had a population of 324 inhabitants.<ref name="census2016"/> The village is in a [[Civil parishes in Ireland|civil parish]] of the same name.<ref name=logainm/>

==History==
The ruins of [[Oola Castle]] stand close to the village and in [[1825 in Ireland|1825]], some large and perfect antlers of the [[Irish elk]] were discovered; and, in [[1828 in Ireland|1828]], a brazen trumpet, and spear and arrowheads of bronze were found, which were placed in the museum of [[Trinity College, Dublin]].<ref>[http://www.libraryireland.com/topog/o.php Library Ireland]</ref>

==Transport==
The main [[N24 road (Ireland)|N24 road]] from Limerick to [[Waterford]] passes through the town, with the town of [[Tipperary, County Tipperary|Tipperary]] lying 12 kilometres southeast of Oola.

Though the town is no longer connected to the [[rail transport in Ireland|rail network]], the important station at [[Limerick Junction]] is nearby, 5&nbsp;km to the south-east. Oola railway station opened on 9 May 1848 and finally closed on 9 September 1963.<ref>{{cite web | title=Oola station | work=Railscot&nbsp;— Irish Railways | url=http://www.railscot.co.uk/Ireland/Irish_railways.pdf | access-date=2007-11-22}}</ref>

Oola is on [[Bus Éireann]]'s "Expressway" route no. 55, which runs between Limerick and Waterford several times a day.<ref>{{cite web |title=Expressway Route 55, Limerick - Waterford |url=https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=406&form-view-timetables-from=&form-view-timetables-to=&form-view-timetables-route=55&form-view-timetables-submit=1 |website=Bus Éireann |access-date=16 April 2024}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of towns and villages in the Republic of Ireland|List of towns and villages in Ireland]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.oolacc.com oolacc.com]&nbsp;— Oola Community Council
* [http://historicgraves.com/graveyard/oola-village/li-oovl Oola Village Graveyard]
* [http://historicgraves.com/graveyard/st-anthony-s-cemetery/li-sany St Anthony's Cemetery]

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