Errill
Errill
Eiréil | |
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Village | |
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| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Population | |
• Total | 182 |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Errill (Irish: Eiréil, meaning 'bed or tomb')[2] is a village in southwest County Laois, Ireland, near the County Tipperary and County Kilkenny borders.[3] It is 6 km west of Rathdowney and 12 km north-east of Templemore. The village 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 Kieran's church and Errill cemetery. Páirc Eiréil belonging to Errill GAA club is also located less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from the village.
Sport
[edit | edit source]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. [4] Errill Primary School also have a history of Cumann na mBunscoil victories.[citation needed] The Errill boys' team won their division in 2016 while the Errill girls' team reached a division 2 semi-final in the same year.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
See also
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