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 mBia[in]

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.Nemán Eps; Bia (LL)
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Kilmeen
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Kilmeen
DeaneryThis records the rural deanery (a sub-division of the diocese) to which the parish belongs.Athenry
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Tuam (detached - within Clonfert)
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Leitrim
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Galway
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Connacht; Tuam
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.LL 353c 7 (C. Bia); Mart.D; Bk.Uí M 41b 1 (C. Miadan), 78 (C. Mian); Lec 187; Fir, De quib Eps
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).Tax 1302-06 (Kilmeyn?); pl. (Chron.Scot: Cill mBiain, in Maenmag)
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.episcopal?
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 + female
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 of former bishopric; see OS Letters (O'Flanagan transcr 1927, I, 492-3)
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.ch ruin (18.6 x 7.7m incl small annex); rd twr, butt of (identif by J. Higgins; SMR update GA 106-103004); gvyd
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.O'Donovan 1843, 78; Hogan 1910, 177, 200; Gwynn &; Hadcock 1970, 394
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.OS 106:5:3; Cell Medhón (Hogan, 200); C of I prebendary; Record revised & updated Oct 09 acknowledg Aidan P McKeon, Geraldine Stout

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