Errill

Village in County Laois, Ireland

Village in Leinster, Ireland

Errill

Eiréil

Village

Errill

Location in Ireland

Coordinates: 52°52′N 7°41′W﻿ / ﻿52.86°N 7.69°W﻿ / 52.86; -7.69
Country| Ireland
Province| Leinster
County| County Laois
Population

(2016)[1]

| 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

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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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* List of towns and villages in Ireland

## References

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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.
3. ^ Lyons, Dr Jane (17 August 2015). "Errill Village Photographs, Co. Laois". From-Ireland.net. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
4. ^ "Rathdowney Errill GAA". www.rathdowneyerrill.gaa.ie. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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Places in County Laois

County town: Portlaoise

Towns|

* Abbeyleix
* Ballylinan
* Mountmellick
* Mountrath
* Portarlington
* Portlaoise

Villages and
Townlands|

* Aghaboe
* Arless
* Ballacolla
* Ballaghmore
* Ballickmoyler
* Ballinakill
* Ballybrittas
* Ballybrophy
* Ballyfin
* Ballyhide
* Ballyhuppahane
* Ballyroan
* Barrowhouse
* Borris-in-Ossory
* Castletown
* Clonaghadoo
* Clonaslee
* Crettyard
* Cullohill
* Coolrain
* Donaghmore
* Durrow
* Emo
* Errill
* Jamestown
* Kilbricken
* Killenard
* Killeshin
* Middlemount
* New Inn
* Newtown
* Raheen
* Rathdowney
* Rosenallis
* Shanahoe
* Sletty
* Spink
* Stradbally
* The Swan
* Timahoe
* Vicarstown

Landforms|

* Arderin
* Baunreaghcong
* Bog of Allen
* Castlecomer Plateau
* Castleconor
* Garraunbaun
* Slieve Bloom Mountains

* List of townlands in County Laois
* Category:Mountains and hills of County Laois
* Category:Rivers of County Laois
* Category:Geography of County Laois

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