Eochaill

The Irish name Eochaill derives from eo (yew) and coill (wood), meaning 'yew-wood' or 'wood of yews'—a reference to the ancient yew trees that once dominated the wooded landscape on the hill slope where the town developed, likely around the seventh century A.D. Youghal's documented history begins with a Viking settlement recorded in the Annals as 853 A.D., when Norse raiders established a fort...