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villagetownland
Eiréil
genitive: Eiréil
validated name (What is this?)
(Irish)
Errill
(English)

Explanatory note

  • Gaeilge

    bed, tomb
    Féach www.dil.ie s.v. airél “couch, bed”, FGB s.v. airéal

    Cf. logainmneacha cosúil le b Ioma (La 8) < imdae “sleeping-place, resting-chamber; tomb”. Tá roinnt iarsmaí eaglasta sa bhaile fearainn seo (St. Kieran’s Monastery, St. Kieran’s Ch.Grave Yard, St. Kieran’s Tree, St. Kieran’s Well SO; cf. www.archaeology.ie).

Centrepoint

52.8559, -7.67774latitude, longitude
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Archival records

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Historical references

1303-6
Irel
Cal. Lib. Rub. Alt: 19k, Leathanach: 178
1601
Errell
Dermot moyell O Phillan
F Leathanach: 6551
1629
Erriell
Lodge F&M
1637
Erriell
Inq. Lag. Leathanach: 24 C I
1655
Errell
DS
1655
Ewell & c
DS Par. (Reeves)
1655
Errell and Bolibeg
DS (Terr.)
1659
Errell
Cen. Leathanach: 494
1685
Errell
Hib. Del.
1805
Hill of Erril/Erril R.s
Cahill (La)
1838
Errill
BS:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Erria
HCSV:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Herel
Speed Gt Britain:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Errin
Bar. Cons.:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Errill
Lalor, J.:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Errill
Drought, Cllr:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Hill of Evril
Cahill Co. Map:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Erriell
Inq. C I:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Errell
DS:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Oirill, 'meaning uncertain'
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
Errill
OD:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1838
[Errill]
"It contains an old church and graveyard, an old cross, a blessed well…also a Danish fort on which stood a friary…"
Desc. Rem.:AL Leathanach: La051,36
1905
Errill. The Irish sound of Errill, as heard in Co. Kilkenny, is Izzhael.
Carrigan Imleabhar: II, Leathanach: 349
1969
Errill – Eiréil
Bailte Poist Iontráil: 44

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