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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.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.
Achad AilbeLL 367; BB 125a; Lec. 116
Achad UidirLL 367g 53; BB 125a; Lec 117
Airb[r]e (= Cell Chuáin?)VSH Salm (Munnu); Mart.G; Mart.D (10 Jul); LL 367g 13; BB 125a; Boll, Acta, lvi, 336, 338
AirenachLL 366a 33; BB 125a; Lec 116
Ard FuitheLL 368; BB 125a; Lec 117;
Áth DalrachLL 368c 23; BB 125a; Lec 118
Áth Escrach (Ahascragh)LL 367f 55; TCD H. 2. 7,430 in; BB 125a; Lec 117, 164d; Colgan, Acta, 251
Balla (Balna)Mart.T (30 Mar); Mart.G; Mart.O; Mart.D; Lis 40a, 41a, 51b; BB 125a; Ui M 107a; Lec 107, 168
Both Chonois (Cell Odráin?)BB 125a?; Colgan, Triadis
CammachadMart.T (31 Mar); Mart.G; Mart.D; LL 368a 16; BB 125a; Lec 117
CarnánLec 117; BB 125a; Ann.Inisf151a
CatteneBB 125a; Lec 117
Cell Achaid DraignigeLL 353c 61, 367; BB 125a; Fir. 753; Boll, Acta, xli, 377
Cell AirthirBk Arm 19aa; Trip.Life, 74; VSH Salm (Mochta §11); Colgan, Acta, 730, 780; Triadis, 113, 270; Mart.G; Mart.D; BB 125a; Lec 116
Cell DroichitLL 368a 17; Lec 117; BB 125a? (if Drochat of Mo-Chua/Mo-Lua)
Cell Glaissi?LL 367a 55, g 14; BB 125a; Lec 115, 117 (if this site intended)
Cluain ChaichneMart.T (10 May); Mart.G; LL 367e 56; BB 125a; Lec 116
Cluain LochaLL 368b 1, 369b 10; BB 125a, 126a; Lec 119
Coirthe BecLL 366a, 26; BB 125a; Lec 116
CráebachBk Arm 19a; Trip.Life 76; BB 125a; Colgan, Triadis, 271
Croch-druimLL 367e 29; BB 125a; Lec 116
Cúil MicáinLL 366a, 32; BB 125a; Lec 116
Daire ArdaLL 368b 47; BB 125a; Lec 117; Colgan, Acta, 566
Domnach LibuirTrip.Life 168; LL 367f 23; BB 125a; Colgan, Triadis, 148, 272
Druim ArathairBB 125a; Lec 117
Druim CaírechBB 125a; Lec 116
Druim CríthaigLL 368a 11; BB 125a; Lec 117
Druim DamnaBB 125a; Lec 117
Druim GarmnaLL 367f 34; BB 125a; Lec 117
Druim LoígdeLL 367f 33; BB 125a; Lec 117
Druim MedóinLL 368b 44; BB 125a; Lec 117
Enach LiacMart.T (9 Sep); LL 367e 38; BB 125a; Lec 116
Enach LuaigneLL 367f 6; BB 125a; Lec 116
Imlech BeccLL 367e 18; BB 125a; Lec 116
Inber LatharnaLL 367f 28; BB 125a; Lec 117
Inis LiaccMart.G; LL 366a 28; BB 125a; Lec 116
Lann LéireMart.O (18 Jun); Mart.G; Mart.D; LL 367c 8, 368b 17, 373d 49; BB 125a; Lec 117
Mag BolccMart.O (26 Nov); Mart.G; LL 374a 10; BB 125a; Lec 116
MaigenLL 368; BB 125a; Lec 117
Methas MórLL 366a 23; BB 125a; Lec 116
Ráith Garb?LL 367f 26; BB 125a; Lec 117 (if this site intended)
Ráith Garb (Rathgar)LL 367f 26; BB 125a; Lec 117 (if this site intended)
Ráith LibirLL 367f 25; BB 125a; : Lec 117
Ráith MoinnócLL 367e 28; BB 125a; Lec 116
Tech GlaisréinBB 125a; Lec 117
Tech Luimb/Meic LuimbLL 367f 36, 369c 11; BB 125a, 126a; Lec 117, 119
Tech Mo-ChummaLL 368b 38; BB 125a; Lec 117
Tech RónáinLL 368g 10; BB 125a; Lec 119
Tech SamáinLL 367e 21; BB 125a; Lec 116