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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):
LongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (positive is East, negative is West):

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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.
Baile Amlaib/Uí AmalgadaO'Reilly; Turner 1983, no. 22 [28-9]; Nicholls 1986, 411-12; Mount & Keely 1990, 120-5; Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 1996, 36, 93; MacShamhráin 2005a, 137
Cell GobbáinDonnelly 1909, V, 177-8; Ó Danachair 1958, 84; Turner 1983, [41-2]; Ó hÉailidhe 1984, 142-4; Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 1996, 121; Corlett 1999, 34, 41, 45; MacShamhráin 2005a, 137
Cell Ingen LéinínDonnelly 1909, V, 181-3; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, app; Turner 1983, [44-5]; Stout 1992, 36; Corlett 1999, 46; MacCotter 2004, 18, 29, 64-5; MacShamhráin 2005a, 136
Cell Mo-ChidgócBall 1905, III, 63; Hogan 1910, 202; Joyce 1912, 118; Ó Danachair 1960, 235; Ó hÉailidhe & Prendergast 1977, 139-41; Turner 1983; Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 2005a, 124, 137
Cell na nIngenBall 1907, III; Hogan 1910, 207; Ronan 1956; Ó hÉailidhe 1961; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970 (confused with Killiney - sv); Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 1996, 182, 215 n. 8; Harrington 2002, 119; MacShamhráin 2005a, 138
Cluain ChaínHogan 1910, 256; Ronan 1955-6; Turner 1983, [42-3] no. 34; Ó Riain 1985, 318; O'Brien 1988, 513; Duffy 1992, 104; Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 1996, 97; Corlett 1999, 38, 47, 62; MacShamhráin 2005a, 120, 136
CráebachPetrie 1816; Gwynn & Hadcock 1970, app; Ó hÉailidhe & Prendergast 1977, 141; Turner 1983, 32 (no. 25); Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 2005a, 119, 137
Deilginis ChualannWakeman 1891, 701-2; O'Reilly 1901; Donnelly 1909, IV, 136-40; Hogan 1910, 339; Ó hÉailidhe 1957, 56 fig, 57; Ó Danachair 1958, 83-4; Ó hÉailidhe 1973, 56 fig, 57, 61, 62 fig; Ó hÉailidhe 1982, 139-41; Turner 1983, [34-5]; O'Brien 1988, 515; Stout 1992, 36; Corlett 1999, 36, 37, 40, 46; MacShamhráin 2005a, 136
Newtown (Baile Ua Rónáin?)O'Flanagan 1927; Ó hEailidhe 1975; Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 2005a, 123 n.37, 139
Ráith FernáinBall 1903, II, 152; Hogan 1910, 571; Breen 1981, 120-3; Turner 1983, [54] (no. 45); Stout 1992, 36; Corlett 1999, 45; MacShamhráin 2005a, 123 n.37, 137
Renniue (Ráith Nath Í?)O'Reilly 1902, 180, 186; Ronan 1955-6, 35; Ó hÉailidhe 1958, 101-10; MacCóil 1977, 17-21, 69-76 (notes); Turner 1983, [71] (no. 52); Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 2005a, 123 n.37, 136
Tech LorcáinDonnelly 1909, III, 89; Turner 1983, [61] (no. 48); Stout 1992, 36; MacShamhráin 2005a, 123 n.37, 136
Whitechurch (Lisnahunsin; Less an Fhuinseann?)Dalton 1838, 791; O'Reilly 1901, 248; Ball 1905, III, 64; Ronan 1955-6; Ó hÉailidhe & Prendergast 1977, 139-41; Ó hÉailidhe 1982, 139-41; Turner 1983; Stout 1992, 36; Corlett 1999, 39, 45, 46, 54; MacShamhráin 2005a, 137