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{{distinguish2|[[Aghada]], a town in County Cork}} |
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'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh an Da 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 [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Officially it is also a parish,<ref>http://homepage.eircom.net/~dinglemaps/genuki/KER/Aghadoe/map.htm</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.from-ireland.net/ker/lewis/aghadoe.htm |title= |
'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh an Da Eo'') is a large [[townland]]<ref name="rootsweb.ancestry.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/%7Eirlker/aghadoe1.html |title=Aghadoe Civil Parish & Townland Map |website=County Kerry Genealogy |accessdate=1 November 2017 |via=Ancestry.com}}</ref> overlooking the town and lakes of [[Killarney]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. Officially it is also a parish,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~dinglemaps/genuki/KER/Aghadoe/map.htm |first=Laurence |last=Jones |title=Maps of Aghadoe Parish |website=Eircom.net |date=12 July 2004 |accessdate=1 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.from-ireland.net/ker/lewis/aghadoe.htm |title=Ireland, Civil Parishes, Aghadoe (from "Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland", 1837) |first=Jane |last=Lyons |website=From-Ireland.net |accessdate=8 April 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018201623/http://www.from-ireland.net/ker/lewis/aghadoe.htm |archivedate=18 October 2010 |df=}}</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>{{cite web |url=http://www.gp-associates.co.uk/news_1.php |title=Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa |website=GP Associates |accessdate=17 April 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080512033247/http://www.gp-associates.co.uk/news_1.php |archivedate=12 May 2008 |df=}}</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">{{cite web |url=http://www.all-ireland.com/attractions/munster/kerry/aghadoe.htm |title=Aghadoe Heights Church & Roundtower, Parkavonear Castle |website=All-Ireland.com |accessdate=12 June 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707112521/http://www.all-ireland.com/attractions/munster/kerry/aghadoe.htm |archivedate=7 July 2011 |df= }}</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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Template:Distinguish2 Aghadoe (Irish: Achadh an Da 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).
Annalistic references
- AI939.1 Kl. Repose of Aed son of Mael Pátraic, abbot of Achad Deó.
- AI1010.5 Mael Suthain Ua Cerbaill {of Eóganacht}, eminent sage of Ireland, rested in Christ in Achad Deó.
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aghadoe.
References
- ^ a b "Aghadoe Civil Parish & Townland Map". County Kerry Genealogy. Retrieved 1 November 2017 – via Ancestry.com.
- ^ Jones, Laurence (12 July 2004). "Maps of Aghadoe Parish". Eircom.net. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Lyons, Jane. "Ireland, Civil Parishes, Aghadoe (from "Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of Ireland", 1837)". From-Ireland.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Aghadoe Heights Hotel & Spa". GP Associates. Archived from the original on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Aghadoe Heights Church & Roundtower, Parkavonear Castle". All-Ireland.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
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