English
Youghal
Youghal comes from Irish Eochaill, and goes back to Middle Irish Eóchaill.
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200Eóchaill
- Irishc. 1200–presentEochaill
- Englishearliest quotation 1955Youghal
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Irishc. 900–1200Eóchaill
- Irishc. 1200–presentEochaill
- Englishearliest quotation 1955Youghal
Earliest quotation: 1955, Walter McGrath and Colm Creedon, The Cork-Youghal-Cobh Section of C.I.E.: “Serving the flat and fertile south-eastern part of Co.…”
Every English word from Middle Irish Eóchaill
Today it means
name A town and seaside resort in County Cork, Ireland (Irish grid ref X 1078).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle Irish Eóchaill / Youghal