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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.:

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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.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.
Aghaneenaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants/children?)? Killeen - 'children's burial ground' 1937 OS map
Ardcanaght*Killeen Old Burial Ground on historical os maps
Ard na Killeen trad kwn as 'Ard na Killeen' (Power)
Attirorytrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) killeen: 'Caldragh' on OS map
Baile Buítrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Ballyalbanpossibly clandestine burial? - children/strangers? (raised area a killeen?)
Ballybahallaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) 'Killeenuna burial gd' 1937 OS map; pattern at well 1 May; trad that 3 of O'Sullivan Beare's men buried here (Power)
Ballydeloughey*trad of clandestine burial: killeen on N side of ch - unbaptised babies & suicides (Power)
Ballydorgantrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?): killeen (Power, 1932)
Ballyharrahantrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Ballynabortaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen (Power)
Ballyteerimtrad of clandestine burial - infants (killeen: 'Cross Shreen', 'Cross Skreen' or 'Crosscrene')
Ballyvoigetrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) 'Killeen' site left unploughed; well believed to cure bone ailments (Power)
Baunanooneenytrad site of Molaga's first ch in district; trad of 'vanishing stone' used to cure cattle; trad of clandestine burial - killeen for unbaptised infants (Power)
Bleantasourtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Boheh trad of Patrick ('St Patrick's chair'); trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen nr 'chair')
Caílle Muadnatantrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Caltratrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cappaghnanool (Ardnabara)*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cargintrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
CarrigagownKilleen
Carrow*trad memory of ch ruin; Killeen 'Tinnekille Kyle' => trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)
Carrownaseertrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cell an Lóntaigh?trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cell Bhrannatrad kwn as 'Killeran' or 'The Kiles' ; trad of clandestine burial - killeen for stillborn infants (Power)
Cell Chaimín (Caherminnaun)trad of clandestine burial - children poss? (killeen)
Cell Chamadan/Chumadáintrad of ch (traces mkd site until recent yrs); trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)(killeen)
Cell Cholumcille trad of clandestine burial - children? (killeen)
Cell Chommáin (Kilcomane)trad of clandestine burial - killeen: 'burial ground for children' 1842 OS map
Cell Chromglaisitrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)- killeen: 'Cillín field'; also burial place of bishop (Power)
Cell Chuili?trad of clandestine burial? killeen/children's burial gd on 1842 OS map
Cell Churcaigetrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cell eidir dá druim/Killederdadrumtrad of gvyd called 'the Kyle Field' or 'Kylederrydadrum' - possibly killeen
Cell Gobbáin trad of clandestine burial: killeen - stillborn children (Power)
Cell Gobnaitetrad that Gobnat prayed at nrby stone slab; pattern on st's day (11 Feb); trad of clandestine burial (children?) killeen (1842 OS map); kwn as famine burial gd
Cell Grubain trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cellín?*trad that field kwn as 'The Killeens' (Power)
Cell?; (Kill?)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen (O'Donovan, OSL)
Cell mac Léiníntrad of clandestine burial (unbapt infants or strangers?) - killeen (Power)
Cell Mo-Chuillitrad of clandestine burial (infants/children?); killeen - 'Children's grave yard' 1842 OS map
Cell Mo-Guaire?trad of clandestine burial (killeen - for 'unbaptised babies'); trad that 'Crannavella tree' (now gone) grew at site of well which moved after clothes washed in it; that mass celebrated here in penal times; that tree used as hanging tree (Power)
Cell Mórtrad of clandestine burial - children? (killeen)
Cell na mBochtántrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)- killeen
Cell Olatrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cell Phátraictrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Clasharusheentrad of clandestine burial (infants/children): killeen - 'children's burial gd' (disused)' 1900 OS map
Cloghleigh/Kylebegtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen); 'Holy well' (Simon's well)
Clonbuogh*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cloonbonniffetrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cloonlaurtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (loc name 'Killeen')
Cloonmullintrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cluain Chaíntrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cluain Dergáintrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cluain Duibtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen nrby no. 861)
Cluain Escrach trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Cluain Loisthetrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Collinstowntrad of clandestine burial poss - caltragh (killeen)
Coning (?)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Corcormicktrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen
Cornamucklaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen/calluragh site?)
Corrandrumtrad assoc with St Cathaldus; killeen => trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)
Covetrad of clandestine burial (infants/children)? killeen - 'children's burial gd' 1901 OS map
Croaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants/children); killeen - 'children's burial gd' 1901 OS map
Daire Mhórtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)Killeenloumluskaun/Tor an Chillín
Derrygaluntrad of clandestine burial (infants/children) - 'children's burial gd' (killeen) 1937 OS map
Doonpetertrad that well visited St John's eve - healing waters; trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Dromagarrum trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Dromore (2)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) 'Killeen burial ground (disused)' on 1944 OS map
Druim Lúacháintrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Druim Mórtrad of clandestine burial (unbapt infants) at killeen from mid 1700s; pattern at well on 16/17 Mar (Power)
Druim Ruadtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Drumnacurtrad of clandestine burial - children (Killeen kwn as 'Killyhurragh')
Duagh/Cell Chumnachta?no surviving trad of clandestine burial - but note calluragh (=killeen)
Ech-enach? (1)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen); trad that Patrician ch built on mound N of gvyd
Eightercua*no surviving trad of clandestine burial - but note calluragh (=killeen)
Ernaidetrad of clandestine burial - children; 'Caldragh' = killeen
Etargabaltrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Farraniaragh*no surviving trad of clandestine burial - but note calluragh (=killeen)
Feaghmaan/Fíoch Meáinno surviving trad of clandestine burial - but note calluragh (=killeen)
Ferrnan trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen); trad of bullaun
Fíoch Meáinno surviving trad of clandestine burial - but note calluragh (=killeen)
Foyogestrad of clandestine burial; killeen (Killamy) 'for children & strangers'; trad that lrg flagstone kwn as 'The Bishop's Grave' - tomb of St Clarus de Melia?
Garranmillontrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Garrydufftrad kwn as 'ceall or Killeen' in 1918 (Power)
Glenulra*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Gortnaclassach*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen at Tobercoyne)
Inis meic an Triúr trad of killeen (no. 1009) => clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)?
Keelkilltrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Kilbegtrad that 3 lrg boulders within killeen mark site of EC ch
Kilellintrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? - killeen; trad of ogam inscr on stdg stone below ground
Killaleetrad of clandestine burial - children? (killeen)
Killaleenantrad of clandestine burial - children; Killeen
Killnacruetrad of clandestine burial (still-born infants) Killeen; cross-carved stone kwn as 'The Priest's Stone'
Killowentrad of clandestine burial (still-born infants) - killeen
Killure (Cell an Iúir?)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Kilnadrowtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? 'Cillin' (killeen) on 1935 OS map
Kilparteen/Cell Phairtíntrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Knappaghmanaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Knocknageehytrad of clandestine burial? Killeen - 'children's burial ground' on 1842 OS map
Lackatrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) (killeen)
Largan Begtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Leckstrad of Killeen =>clandestine burial of infants/strangers?
Lettera*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Liss Ua Móine? (Lissamona)trad of clandestine burial (killeen): 'Kill (burial ground for children)' 1842 OS map
Mainistir Áedáin (Monasterredan)trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Malin Beg/Templecavantrad of clandestine burial (infant? child? stranger?) - killeen
Marahilltrad of clandestine burial (infants/children?) - 'Caldragh' on OS map (= killeen)
Montiaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Mountbridgettrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen (Power)
Muldergtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen); OS Memoirs, West L'derry, 32
Mullanakilltrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen adj?
Nuachongbáil (Nohovaldaly)trad of clandestine burial (killeen for children); trad of ch; famine grave on SE side of encl (Power)
Pallas Moretrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Pollboytrad that togher ran from here to Clontuskert Abbey; killeen => trad of clandestine burial?
Rosstrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Skehanaghtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Tempall an Díthrebaigtrad kwn as 'Teampull an Díthreabhaigh'; trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?) - killeen (Power)
Tempall Éinne trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen to SW)
Tobartrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Tuaim Cattraige*trad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen)
Ulta Becca?trad that gvyd was a killeen => clandestine burial?
Úraidtrad of clandestine burial (infants or strangers?)? (killeen until c.1900)