Errill
Eiréil | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Errill Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°52′N 7°41′W / 52.86°N 7.69°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Leinster |
| County | County Laois |
| Population | 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.
- ^ "Sapmap Area - Settlements - Errill". Census 2016. Central Statistics Office Ireland. April 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Eiréil / Errill". logainm.ie. Irish Placenames Commission. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Lyons, Dr Jane (17 August 2015). "Errill Village Photographs, Co. Laois". From-Ireland.net. Retrieved 31 December 2023.