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.: Cell Laichteine/Lachtaíne

Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.Lachtaín
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Clohina
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Kilnamartery
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Cloyne
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Muskerry W
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Cork
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Munster; Cashel
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).Ann.FM 836 (=837 bnd by vikings - if this site intended)?
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.coarbial?
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.male
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.Lachtaín/Achad Úr
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.trad that remains of St Lachtain's ch, built 6thC, located in gvyd; pilgrimage to wells st's feastday 19 Mar (Murphy)
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.eccl site; bullaun (+ 2 allegedly removed); cross slabs; gvyd; well: St Lachtain (nos. 9208, 9323, 9263, 9216, 9243, 9245)
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.quern (decor) + fragment (Macroom museum)
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.Murphy 1897, 276-7, 280; 1898, 17-8; Power 1997, 312, 335, 323, 316, 320
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.OS 69: Cill Lachtaín (later Cill-na-Martra (Kilnamartyra - local spelling and pronunciation) S of 'Bealach Feabhradh'; shrine of St Lachtain's arm from here (Murphy) rather than Donoghmore (qv)

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