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'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh an |
'''Aghadoe''' ([[Irish language|Irish]]: ''Achadh an Dá 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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During the Irish Famine (1845-1852), the abbey or church of Aghadoe's churchyard was the designated burial site for Famine and fever victims. London editor Charles MacKay traveled to Killarney in the summer of 1849 and notes that the churchyard itself was small (less than one acre), with a corner reserved for burials from Killarney's workhouse. It was "one of three where paupers are interred" (Mackay, "Forty Years Recollections" 2:90). Over the past three years (1846-1849), Mackay estimates that close to 2,000 Famine victims were buried at Aghadoe. They have "all [been] interred in one very small corner" of the cemetery. The "first glance shows the traveller in the midst of what a Golgotha he stands. In the wretched corner set apart for the paupers the earth is covered with deal planks and fresh remnants of coffins in shocking profusion" (ibid.). Mackay continues with a horrifying and tragic description of the scene at Aghadoe in July of 1849 (ibid., pp. 2:90-95). |
During the Irish Famine (1845-1852), the abbey or church of Aghadoe's churchyard was the designated burial site for Famine and fever victims. London editor Charles MacKay traveled to Killarney in the summer of 1849 and notes that the churchyard itself was small (less than one acre), with a corner reserved for burials from Killarney's workhouse. It was "one of three where paupers are interred" (Mackay, "Forty Years Recollections" 2:90). Over the past three years (1846-1849), Mackay estimates that close to 2,000 Famine victims were buried at Aghadoe. They have "all [been] interred in one very small corner" of the cemetery. The "first glance shows the traveller in the midst of what a Golgotha he stands. In the wretched corner set apart for the paupers the earth is covered with deal planks and fresh remnants of coffins in shocking profusion" (ibid.). Mackay continues with a horrifying and tragic description of the scene at Aghadoe in July of 1849 (ibid., pp. 2:90-95). |
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Aghadoe (Irish: Achadh an 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]
During the Irish Famine (1845-1852), the abbey or church of Aghadoe's churchyard was the designated burial site for Famine and fever victims. London editor Charles MacKay traveled to Killarney in the summer of 1849 and notes that the churchyard itself was small (less than one acre), with a corner reserved for burials from Killarney's workhouse. It was "one of three where paupers are interred" (Mackay, "Forty Years Recollections" 2:90). Over the past three years (1846-1849), Mackay estimates that close to 2,000 Famine victims were buried at Aghadoe. They have "all [been] interred in one very small corner" of the cemetery. The "first glance shows the traveller in the midst of what a Golgotha he stands. In the wretched corner set apart for the paupers the earth is covered with deal planks and fresh remnants of coffins in shocking profusion" (ibid.). Mackay continues with a horrifying and tragic description of the scene at Aghadoe in July of 1849 (ibid., pp. 2:90-95).
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
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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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