Errill

Errill (Irish: Eiréil, meaning "bed or tomb")[2] is a village in southwest County Laois, Ireland, near the County Tipperary and County Kilkenny borders. It is centred on a village green around which sits a shop with the local post office, two pubs and a Roman Catholic church. The local primary school and village hall are less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village near St. Kierans church and Errill cemetery. Errill Gaa Field is also located less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village.

Errill

Eiréil
Village
Errill
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°52′N 7°41′W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Laois
Population
 (2016)[1]
182
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

History

Errill was the site of an ancient monastic settlement, of which the medieval St. Kieran's Church (a national monument) is the only remnant. Also, Lisduff House, an old landlord's house located in Lisduff, Errill, had many English Royals holidaying at the household in its day. There was also a Lisduff Train Station in the early 1800s. The village consisted of three quarries, two of which remain active today.

Sport

Errill GAA was the local Gaelic Athletic Association club, which was established in 1928, before amalgamation with neighbouring Rathdowney GAA club. The local GAA team, now Rathdowney-Errill GAA Club, has won five Laois Senior Hurling Championships since their amalgamation in 2005. Errill Primary School also have a history of Cumann na mBunscoil victories. The Errill boys' team won their division in 2016 while the Errill girls' team reached a division 2 semi-final in the same year. Errill beat neighbours Rathdowney in the 2016 Junior C Championship and followed up this victory in August 2017 by winning promotion again with a win in the Junior B Championship.

See also

References
  1. "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Errill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  2. "Eiréil / Errill". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2020.


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