Chapelizod

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proper noun

A village preserved within the city of Dublin, Ireland.

OriginIrish Séipéal Iosóid →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village preserved within the city of Dublin, Ireland.

    Through half-opened hall doors you might see the powdered servant, or the sprightly maid in her mob-cap in hot haste steaming away with the red japanned 'tea kitchen' into the parlour. The town of Chapelizod, in short, was just sitting down to its breakfast.

    1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard

Origin

  1. IrishSéipéal Iosóid“Iseult's Chapel”
  2. EnglishChapelizod

From Irish Séipéal Iosóid (“Iseult's Chapel”).

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APA

Chapelizod. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chapelizod

MLA

“Chapelizod.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chapelizod. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chapelizod,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chapelizod.

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