EXHIBIT 23


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


      We hereby consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8  pertaining  to the Oak Hill  Financial,  Inc.  401(k) and
Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan"), of our report dated June 7, 2005, with respect
to the  financial  statements  of the  Plan as of  December  31,  2004  and 2003
included  in the  Plan's  Annual  Report on the Form  11-K for the  years  ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP


Cincinnati, Ohio
June 29, 2005