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 Rígnaich

LineageThis records the reputed ancestral lines of individuals given in Doc Assoc.Uí Loscáin
Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.Rígnach
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Kilrainy
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Kilrainy
DeaneryThis records the rural deanery (a sub-division of the diocese) to which the parish belongs.Totmoy
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Kildare
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Carbury
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Kildare
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Leinster; Armagh
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.Colgan, Acta, 399
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.female
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.Finnian/Clonard
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.Hogan 1910, 210; Walsh 1914, 77; Ó Riain 1985, 316

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