Errill
Eiréil
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Village
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  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 | 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.
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]
