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FoundationGives the name of the site — generally in its Old Irish form, (if attested in early or medieval sources, or if it appears to be readily reconstructable) otherwise the modern English placename is given.:Documented AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics (the DIB terms such individuals often regarded as founders of churches — saints in the Irish tradition), whose association with the sites concerned is based on documentary sources.:LineageThis records the reputed ancestral lines of individuals given in Doc Assoc.:
Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.:TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.:ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.:
DeaneryThis records the rural deanery (a sub-division of the diocese) to which the parish belongs.:DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.:BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.:
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.:ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.:SourcesThis is concerned almost exclusively with hagiographical sources (mainly Lives of the saints, martyrologies and genealogies of the saints) and relates to the individuals and lineages in Doc Assoc and Lineage.:
Recorded HistoryThis concerns the subsequent history of the site, with emphasis on pre-Norman (or early post-Norman) native sources mainly annals but also including medieval ecclesiastical records (charters or taxations), English Crown documents and, on occasion, modern sources (especially surveys or maps, which may mark the location of lost sites or illuminate placenames).:Clerical StatusThis seeks to classify foundations as episcopal coarbial or eremitic based on the clerical orders ascribed to the reputed founder, the later succession-record or the placename of the site.:GenderThis seeks to classify foundations as male or female based on the gender of the reputed founder, the later succession-record or the placename of the site.:
Succession RecordLists ecclesiastics, male or female, who succeeded to offices at the foundation concerned abbots, abbesses, comarbai, bishops often clerics of less exalted rank such as treasurers, lectors, scribes. These lists make no claim to be exhaustive; fuller accounts for major sites can be found in the New History of Ireland, vol. 8, and in published prosopographies.:Medieval DedicationNotes medieval church-dedications to saints whether Irish or Continental.:Familial LinksIndicates links between foundations, whether claimed in hagiographical sources (a lesser site said to have submitted to greater site), attested by charter, or indicated by tradition or placename evidence.:
Folk TraditionRecords traditional stories, beliefs or practices (especially pilgrimages or patterns), or a tradition of clandestine burial either recorded or inferred from location names such as the killeen or the caldragh.:Field RemainsRecords physical remains of sites, whether visible in the field or accessed through excavation. Precedence is given to features considered to be characteristic of the Early Christian/pre-Reform era, such as enclosures, (especially circular or oval), cross-slabs, high-crosses, bullauns and raised areas — with round towers and church remains further down the list unless there is a strong case for doing otherwise.:ArtifactsIn general, this records only items which may support the case for the site as a pre-Reform ecclesiastical settlement (especially croziers, shrines, chalices etc) — whether recovered by search or excavation, or merely associated with the site by tradition. Also included are such items as querns and kilns as flour-production was an important part of life at ecclesiastical (although also, admittedly, at secular) settlement sites.:
BibliographyMentions secondary references (sometimes very select indeed) to the site concerned. Some contain detailed discussion, others (especially where little else seems to be available) only the briefest mentions. For details see the Bibliography page.:AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.:LatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (positive is North, negative is South):
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FoundationGives the name of the site — generally in its Old Irish form, (if attested in early or medieval sources, or if it appears to be readily reconstructable) otherwise the modern English placename is given.BibliographyMentions secondary references (sometimes very select indeed) to the site concerned. Some contain detailed discussion, others (especially where little else seems to be available) only the briefest mentions. For details see the Bibliography page.
Achad BóArchdall 1786, 588-9, 597?; Hogan 1910, 6-7; Plummer 1910, I, 313; Kenney 1929, 394-5, 437; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 28; Barrow 1975; Ó Riain 1985, 311; Ryan 1985, 120; Etchingham 1996, 68; MacShamhráin 1996, 56, 66, 117; Lalor 1999; Charles-Edwards 2000, 121-2, 262-4; Herbert 2001, 31-40; Harrington 2002, 109; O'Keeffe 2003; Kennedy 2003, 9-14; O'Neill 2004
Airther MaigeArchdall 1786, 13; Reeves 1847, 80, 243-5; O'Laverty 1887, 443-50; Hogan 1910, 26; Barrow 1973; Hurl 1998, 10-11; Lalor 1999; Charles-Edwards 2000, 59-60; O'Keeffe 2003
ArdachadArchdall 1786, 437; Hogan 1910, 36; MacNamee 1954, 26-34, 72-3, 551-3; MacDermott 1957, 167-95; Hamlin 1985, 285-8; Swift 1998, 115; Charles-Edwards 2000, 31, 33, 260
Ard Breccáin*Archdall 1786, 510-12; Cogan 1862, 48-9, 51-4; Hogan 1910, 37, 336; De Paor 1971, 101, 103; Ó Riain 1985, 197 (n. 209), 312; Charles-Edwards 2000, 61-2, 272; Herbert 2005, 115
Ard CharnaArchdall 1786, 598-9, 705; Hogan 1910, 38; Ó Riain 1985, 181, 198 (n. 214), 223 (n. 722.105); Herity et al 1997, 114; Beirne 2000, 180-1; Charles-Edwards 2000,
Áth MaigneHogan 1910, 65; Swan 1988, 21; Charles-Edwards 2000, 26
Áth TruimmArchdall 1786, 575; Cogan 1862, 38-44; Hogan 1910, 71; Ó Corráin 1981, 329-30; Byrne 1984c, 316-19; Ó Riain 1985, 215 (n. 690), 313; Moore 1987, 140, 147; Dumville 1993, 91, 142; Charles-Edwards 2000, 16, 32; Hennessy 2004; Potterton 2005
Baislecc MórArchdall 1786, 601; Hogan 1910, 94, 97, 639; Byrne 1973, 247; Doherty 1984, 303-15; 1991, 79-80; Dumville 1993, 102-3; Swift 1994, 64, 66; Charles-Edwards 2000, 44-5; Beirne 2000, 26-7, 334
Caisel IrroeArchdall 1786, 629; Hogan 1910, 143; Beirne 2000, 27, 228-9; Charles-Edwards 2000, 42-3, 49-51
Cell ÁirArchdall 1786, 716; Hogan 1910, 174, 630; Plummer 1910, I, xxvii n.2; Walsh 1957; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 392; Swan 1988, 22; Bitel 1990, 59; McCone 1990, 165-6, 190; Kehnel 1997, 82; Charles-Edwards 2000, 28, 29, 446; MacShamhráin & Byrne 2005, 220
Cell AirthirHogan 1910, 175, 317, 340; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27, 255
Cell AlaidO'Donovan 1844, 50, 164, 418; Knox 1904, 337; Hogan 1910, 175; Swan 1983, 269-73; Ó Riain 1985, 27, 195 (n. 160); Lalor 1999; Charles-Edwards 2000, 50-1, 256; O'Keeffe 2003
Cell BeinéinKelly 1901, 379-84; Hogan 1910, 177; O'Flanagan 1927, I, 92-5; Killanin & Duignan 1967, 448; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 388; Harbison 1975, 93-4; Barrow 1979, 97-8; Mac Giolla Easpaig 1996, 811; Alcock et al 1999, 325-7; Charles-Edwards 2000, 43, 44
Cell BileHogan 1910, 178, 392 (Eccl. Bili); Charles-Edwards 2000, 24; Harrington 2002, 121-2 n.88
Cell MalaichHogan 1910, 199; Charles-Edwards 2000, 525
Cell MoinneLanigan, II, 36; Cogan 1862, 146-7; Hogan 1910, 202, 203, 205 (?); Moore 1987, 138; Charles-Edwards 2000, 256
Cell Mór DíthribHogan 1910, 203, 204; Ó Riain 1985, 316; Sharpe 1995, 317 n.209; Charles-Edwards 2000, 250
Cell Mór MúaideArchdall 1786, 503; Hogan 1910, 203, 204, 208; Crawford 1913, 157; Henry 1937, 267-8; Sheehy 1962, I, 103; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Herity et al. 1997, 112; Charles-Edwards 2000, 49
Cell Róe MóreArchdall 1786, 504; O'Donovan 1844, 486; Hogan 1910, 209, 210; Sheehy 1962, I, 104; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Charles-Edwards 2000, 49, 50; Harrington 2002, 117
Cell ScíreArchdall 1786, 555; Lanigan 1829, II, 327, 330; Cogan 1862, 147-8; Hogan 1910, 211; Ó Riain 1985, 316; Moore 1987, 138; Charles-Edwards 2000, 24-5, 26; Harrington 2002, 121, 224-5; Gibson 2007
Cell Tóg/TóchKnox 1904, 49; Hogan 1910, 213; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Kehnel 1997, 53, 86; Charles-Edwards 2000, 226, 252
Cluain Alad DeirgHogan 1910, 254; Kehnel 1997, 88; Charles-Edwards 2000, 26
Cluain ChremaHogan 1910, 259, 340; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27, 255 n.80
Cluain ErnáinHogan 1910, 262, 340; Swan 1988, 11; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27
Cross PátraicO'Donovan 1844, 487; Knox 1904, 337; Hogan 1910, 309, 347; Crawford 1913, 157; Sheehy 1962, I, 104; Herity et al. 1997, 110; Charles-Edwards 2000, 50-1
Cúil RathinArchdall 1786, 83; Reeves 1847, 75, 247-8; Hogan 1910, 322; MacDonald 1984, 291-2; McCone 1990, 245; Charles-Edwards 2000, 55, 58-9, 261
Dair Inis Maíl-AnfaidArchdall 1786, 695; Hogan 1910, 329; Ó Muraíle 1980, 120-1; Byrne 1980, 116; O'Dwyer 1981, 30, 37, 55-7; Etchingham 1996, 17 n.19, 67; MacShamhráin 1996, 177, 178, 209-10; Charles-Edwards 2000, 265
DairmagWilliams 1897, 128-47; Hogan 1910, 329-30, 343, 345, 390; Lionard 1961, 127, fig 18:3; Ó Corráin 1972, 86, 87; Sharpe 1984, 244-6; Herbert 1988, passim; Kehnel 1997, 56-8; Ó Muraíle 1997, 201, 212; Ó Murchadha & Ó Murchú 1988, 53-67; Stout 1998, 64, 65, 66; Fitzpatrick 1998, 103, 104, 118, 122; De Paor 1998, 203-5; Manning 2000; Charles-Edwards 2000, 250, 282, 306, 594, 595-6; Meehan 2005, 138
Domnach CombairReeves 1847, 97-8; Hogan 1910, 350, 524 (Mag Eilne); Charles-Edwards 2000, 59
Domnach MaigenArchdall 1786, 113; Hogan 1910, 351; Brindley 1986, 85; Swift 1994, 62; Ó Floinn 1997, 148; Ó Muraíle 1997, 216; Charles-Edwards 2000, 260; Bhreathnach 2004, 45-6
Domnach Mór Maige CobaHogan 1910, 351, 352; Ó Riain 1985, 195 (n. 159), 322; Harbison 1992, I, 61-4; Charles-Edwards 2000, 240
Domnach Mór Maige EchnachCogan 1862, 128-9; Hogan 1910, 340, 351, 352, 518; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27, 255
Domnach Mór Maige SeólaiArchdall 1786, 283; Hogan 1910, 352, 353; Charles-Edwards 2000, 43
Domnach Mór PátraicArchdall 1786, 502; O'Donovan 1844, 463; Hogan 1910, 352, 353; Sheehy 1962; I, 104; Charles-Edwards 2000, 43, 50-1; Harrington 2002, 117
Domnach Mór PátraicArchdall 1786, 529-30; Cogan 1862, 131-2; Hogan 1910, 13, 353, 388; Moore 1987, 142; Swift 1998, 114; 2000, 109-113; Charles-Edwards 2000, 17, 271; Newman 2005, 369; Eogan 2006, 24-5
Domnach Mór RoigneCarrigan 1905, III, 209-16; Hogan 1910, 353; Plummer 1910, II, 325; Charles-Edwards 2000, 238, 263-4
Domnach SechnaillArchdall 1786, 540; Cogan 1862, 54-7; Hogan 1910, 354; MacNiocaill 1972, 23-4; Swan 1983, 269-94; Moore 1987, 135; Dumville 1993, 98; Charles-Edwards 2000, 234, 271
Druim SnechtaHogan 1910, 369, 595; Leslie 1929, 187; CR 1979, 143; Ó Riain 1985, 201 (n. 208), 323, 332; Brindley 1986, 86; Charles-Edwards 2000, 257-8; White 2006, 35-7, 67
Dumech/Senchill DumicheKehnel 1997, 53, 86; Charles-Edwards 2000, 252-3
Dún Lethglas/Dún dá LethglaiseArchdall 1786, 113; Reeves 1847, 41, 141ff; Hogan 1910, 375, 382, 385; Flanagan 1970-1, 89-112; Ó Riain 1985, 195 (n. 136), 323; Hamlin & Lynn 1987, 61-4; Bitel 1990, 69; Dumville 1993, 139, 185; Buchanan & Wilson 1997, 1, 9; Manning 2000, 39; Charles-Edwards 2000, 65-6, 255, 589
Ech-enach? (1)Archdall 1786, 633; Wood-Martin 1892, 206 n.2; Hogan 1910, 392; Ó Riain 1985, 323; Herity et al 1997, 118; Beirne 2000, 168; Charles-Edwards 2000, 41; Egan et al 2005, 396, 427, 434
Find GlasArchdall 1786, 215-16; Hogan 1910, 421; Joyce 1921, 268-9, 272; Ó Danachair 1958, 76; Byrne 1973, 158; Stout 1992, 34; MacShamhráin 1996, 56; Charles-Edwards 2000, 271, 272; Harrington 2002, 108-9; MacShamhráin 2005a, 119, 141
FordruimmHogan 1910, 340, 428; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27, 255
ForgnaideArchdall 1786, 716; Hogan 1910, 428; Paterson 1982, 8; Charles-Edwards 2000, 31, 32, 33
GranairetHogan 1910, 449, 548; MacNamee 1954, 34-41, 97-8, 645-6, 650-1, 655; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Charles-Edwards 2000, 33, 36, 448; Harrington 2002, 180, 226
Imlech nÓnonn/ua RochadaGwynn & Hadcock 1970, 383 (?); Charles-Edwards 2000, 43
Imlech SeiscinnHogan 1910, 455; Kehnel 1997, 88; Charles-Edwards 2000, 26
Inis bó finneHogan 1910, 461; Plummer 1910, II, 317; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Ó Riain 1985, 326; Swan 1988, 20; MacShamhráin 1996, 115, 191, 210; Charles-Edwards 2000, 33
Inis Chaín DegaArchdall 1786, 465; Hogan 1910, 462; Leslie 1929, 210, 287; Ó Riain 1975, 84, 88, 92 n.70; Livingstone 1980, 25; Bourke 1980, 66; McCone 1984, 325; Brindley 1986, 86; MacShamhráin 1996, 177; Kehnel 1997, 77-9; Charles-Edwards 2000, 57 (map), 573; Harrington 2002, 229-30; O'K
Inis Cumscraig/Causcraid (Inch Abbey)Reeves 1847, 44, 92-3; Hogan 1910, 463; Jope 1966, 279-81; Hamlin 1977, 85-8; Duffy 1995, 8; Charles-Edwards 2000, 66-7
Lann ElaArchdall 1786, 9, 402-03; Hogan 1910, 395, 396, 475; Doherty 1980, 81; 1982, 319; Ó Riain 1985, 201 (n. 311), 326; Bitel 1990, 127, 129; Doherty 1991, 89-90; Stout 1998, 64, 65; Fitzpatrick 1998, 101, 104, 105, 122; Charles-Edwards 2000, 61, 557; Masterson 2003, 38-50
Lathrach BriúinHogan 1910, 373, 475, 476; Ó Riain 1985, 201 (n. 299), 327; MacShamhráin 1996, 195, 198, 238, 239; Charles-Edwards 2000, 60, 61
Linn Duachaill*Hogan 1910, 490, 491; Davies 1943, 206; Ó Riain 1985, 327; Buckley 1986, 76; Charles-Edwards 2000, 18 (map), 590
LuscaArchdall 1786, 251-2; Hogan 1910, 337, 508; Ó Danachair 1958, 73; Hughes 1966, 162, 211; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 40, 199, 322; Doherty 1980, 81; MacGarry 1980, 153-5; Swan 1983, 269, 271; Ó Riain 1985, 328; Stout 1992, 33; Valante 1998, 11; Lalor 1999, 137-9; Charles-Edwards 2000, 62, 552, 559; O'Keeffe 2003; MacShamhráin 2004b, 130, 131-4; 2005a, 142
Mag Bile (Movilla)Archdall 1786, 124-5; Reeves 1847, 14; O'Laverty 1878; Hogan 1910, 511, 513; Ivens 1984, 71-108; Ó Riain 1985, 195 (n. 136), 328; Hamlin & Lynn 1988, 50-2; Hamlin 1997, 49-50; Charles-Edwards 2000, 67, 589
Mag nÉoArchdall 1786, 505; Hogan 1910, 519; O'Hara 1982, 50; Bitel 1990, 122, 137; Kelly 1993, 152-4; Charles-Edwards 2000, 320, 336; Orschel 2001; Fuller 2002, 20-3
Óendruimm/Áentruim/NóendruimmArchdall 1786, 126; Reeves 1847, 10; Hogan 1910, 555, 559; Lawlor 1925, passim; Jope et al 1966, 292-96, 311-12; Thomas 1971, 10-47; Bourke 1980, 61, 65; Ó Riain 1985, 195 (n. 136), 330; Hamlin 1997, 54, 60; Charles-Edwards 2000, 27-8, 260; McErlean & Crothers 2001, 10-14
SabullArchdall 1786; 128-9; Reeves 1847, 40 + appendix; O'Laverty 1878, I; Hogan 1910, 590; Waterman 1960, 89-96; Ó Riain 1985, 3, 195 (n. 136), 332; Buchanan & Wilson 1997, 1; Hamlin 1997, 56, 60; Charles-Edwards 2000, 66-7
Senchua ua nAilellaHogan 1910, 595; Plummer 1910, II, 340; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, 404; Ó Riain 1985, 332; Charles-Edwards 2000, 41, 42 (map 5); Beirne 2000, 255; Egan et al 2005, 335-6, 423
SláineArchdall 1786, 570-2; Cogan 1862, 58-64; Hogan 1910, 343, 603; Moore 1987, 145; Harbison 1998, 171-2; Etchingham 1999, 192, 352, 353; Charles-Edwards 2000, 254-5; Eogan 2001, 21; Swift 2004, 69, 76; Byrne 2005, 667-8; Bhreathnach 2005, 58
Tamlacht Máil-Rúain (Tallaght)Archdall 1786, 257; Dalton 1838; Ball, JRSAI, 1899; Handcock 1899; Ball 1907, III; Joyce 1921; Ronan 1956; Ó Danachair 1958; Scantlebury 1961; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970; Ó Riain 1985, 202 (n. 316), 333; Dolan 1985, 134; Stout 1992, 35; Charles-Edwards 2000, 4-5, 198, 558; Harrington 2002, 107-8, 128-9, 183-4, 208; Byrnes 2005, 308-09; MacShamhráin 2005a, 138
TamnachHogan 1910, 621; Nicholls 1972, 114; Bitel 1984, 10, 18; Sharpe 1992, 92-3; Kehnel 1997, 53, 86, 315; Beirne 2000, 27, 295; Charles-Edwards 2000, 43, 226, 252-4; Harrington 2002, 56, 111; Egan et al 2005, 424-5, 447
Treóit MórArchdall 1786, 574; Cogan 1862, 152-4, 277; Hogan 1910, 645; Ó Riain 1985, 334; Moore 1987, 147; Charles-Edwards 2000, 271, 272; Byrne 2002, 67 n.48
Uarán nGaradArchdall 1786, 617; Hogan 1910, 194, 660; Beirne 2000, 26-7, 290; Charles-Edwards 2000, 43-4, 46