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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. |
'''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> |
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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.[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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