Errill
Errill Eiréil | |
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Village | |
Errill Location in Ireland | |
Coordinates: 52°52′N 7°41′W / 52.86°N 7.69°WCoordinates: 52°52′N 7°41′W / 52.86°N 7.69°W | |
Country | Ireland |
Province | Leinster |
County | County Laois |
Time zone | WET (UTC+0) |
• Summer (DST) | IST (WEST) (UTC-1) |
Errill (Irish: Eiréil) 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; which contains the local post office, and two pubs and a Catholic Church.The local primary school and village hall are approximately 1/2 mile out of the village near St. Kierans church and Errill cemetery. Errill Gaa Field is located about 1/2 mile out from the village as well.
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 it's day. There was also a Lisduff Train Station in the early 1800s. The village consisted of 3 quarry's and 2 of them are still very 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 5 Laois Senior Hurling Championships since their amalgamation in 2005. Errill Primary School have a proud history of Cumann na mBunscoil Victories. The Errill Boy's team won out their division in 2016 while the Errill girl's team reached a division 2 semi final in the same year.