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'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh Dá Eo'') 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''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh Dá Eo'') 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. This are is also famous for being the home place of saint Paul the stylite <ref name="all-ireland.com">http://www.all-ireland.com/attractions/munster/kerry/aghadoe.htm</ref> |
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Aghadoe takes its name from ''Acha Dá Eo'', which is Irish for "The place of the two [[Taxus baccata|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 Dá Eo'', which is Irish for "The place of the two [[Taxus baccata|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 Dá Eo) 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. This are is also famous for being the home place of saint Paul the stylite [5]
Aghadoe takes its name from Acha Dá 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).
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