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'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh Deo'') is a large [[townland]]<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eirlker/aghadoe1.html</ref> overlooking the town and lakes of [[Killarney]] in [[Ireland]]. Officially it is also a parish<ref>http://homepage.eircom.net/~dinglemaps/genuki/KER/Aghadoe/map.htm</ref>,<ref>http://www.from-ireland.net/ker/lewis/aghadoe.htm</ref> although the parish is larger than the area normally associated with the name<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com"/>. The area is famous for its views of the lakes and islands, including [[Innisfallen Island]]<ref>http://www.gp-associates.co.uk/news_1.php</ref>. The ruins of [[13th century]] [[Parkavonear Castle]] and of "[[Aghadoe Cathedral]]," an old [[Romanesque]] church in ruins, make the spot popular with [[tourist]]s and [[archaeologist]]s<ref name="all-ireland.com">http://www.all-ireland.com/attractions/munster/kerry/aghadoe.htm</ref>.
'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh Deo'') is a large [[townland]]<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com">http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eirlker/aghadoe1.html</ref> overlooking the town and lakes of [[Killarney]] in [[Ireland]]. Officially it is also a parish<ref>http://homepage.eircom.net/~dinglemaps/genuki/KER/Aghadoe/map.htm</ref>,<ref>http://www.from-ireland.net/ker/lewis/aghadoe.htm</ref> although the parish is larger than the area normally associated with the name<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com"/>. The area is famous for its views of the lakes and islands, including [[Innisfallen Island]]<ref>http://www.gp-associates.co.uk/news_1.php</ref>. The ruins of [[13th century]] [[Parkavonear Castle]] and of "[[Aghadoe Cathedral]]," an old [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] church in ruins, make the spot popular with [[tourist]]s and [[archaeologist]]s<ref name="all-ireland.com">http://www.all-ireland.com/attractions/munster/kerry/aghadoe.htm</ref>.


Aghadoe takes its name from ''Acha Da Eo'', which is Irish for "The place of the two [[yew]] trees"<ref name="all-ireland.com"/>. (It was traditional for church yards to have only one yew tree).
Aghadoe takes its name from ''Acha Da Eo'', which is Irish for "The place of the two [[yew]] trees"<ref name="all-ireland.com"/>. (It was traditional for church yards to have only one yew tree).

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Aghadoe (Irish: Achadh Deo) is a large townland[1] overlooking the town and lakes of Killarney in Ireland. Officially it is also a parish[2],[3] although the parish is larger than the area normally associated with the name[1]. The area is famous for its views of the lakes and islands, including Innisfallen Island[4]. The ruins of 13th century Parkavonear Castle and of "Aghadoe Cathedral," an old Romanesque church in ruins, make the spot popular with tourists and archaeologists[5].

Aghadoe takes its name from Acha Da Eo, which is Irish for "The place of the two yew trees"[5]. (It was traditional for church yards to have only one yew tree).

Panoramic view from Aghadoe

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