Ardfield

{{short description|Village in County Cork, Ireland}}

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Ardfield ({{Irish place name|Ard Ó bhFicheallaigh|height of the Feelys}}), historically Ardofoyle,{{cite web|url = https://www.logainm.ie/500.aspx | publisher = Placenames Database of Ireland | title = Ard Ó bhFicheallaigh / Ardfield (see archival records) | accessdate = 2 March 2023 }} is a small village and civil parish on the south-west coast of County Cork, Ireland. It lies 8 kilometres south of Clonakilty and 11 kilometres east of Rosscarbery, near Galley Head. Ardfield's Roman Catholic church dates to 1832 and is within the ecclesiastical parish of Ardfield/Rathbarry.{{cite web|url = https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20914413/st-james-roman-catholic-church-carhoo-cork | publisher= National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | website = buildingsofireland.ie | title = St James' Roman Catholic Church, Carhoo, Cork | date = | accessdate = 2 March 2023 | quote = Freestanding T-plan double-height Roman Catholic church, dated 1832, comprising four-bay nave [..] Located north of Ardfield }}{{cite web|url = https://corkandross.org/parishes/ardfield-rathbarry | publisher = Diocese of Cork and Ross | title = Ardfield & Rathbarry | accessdate = 2 March 2023 }}

Ardfield is home to St James' GAA Club,{{cite web|url = https://www.stjames.gaa.ie/contact-us | website = stjames.gaa.ie | title = St. James' GAA - Contact | accessdate = 2 March 2023 }} which fields both hurling and Gaelic football teams. Local amenities include the local Roman Catholic church, a school, a pub, Ardfield Creamery, a children's playground and two all-weather tennis courts.

The village is close to several beaches, including Red Strand and Long Strand.{{cite web|url = https://www.irishexaminer.com/property/arid-10035729.html | publisher = Irish Examiner | date = 5 April 2003 | accessdate = 2 March 2023 | title = The Ardfield Alternative | quote = beside the pretty village of Ardfield and close to numerous beaches [..] such as Red Strand and Long Strand }}