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.: Cluain bronaich*

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.Samthann; Emer (x 2; Trip.Life); Fainche
LineageThis records the reputed ancestral lines of individuals given in Doc Assoc.Dál Fiatach
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Clonbroney
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Clonbroney
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Ardagh
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Granard
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Longford
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.Trip.Life, 20, 90, 91; VSH Salm (Cainnech §35, 39); VSH (Samthann §5); BNE (Berach §62, 65); Mart.T (19 Dec); Mart.O; Mart.G; LL 350b 25, 353b 20; BB 121b; Colgan, Acta, 347; Trias, 73, 120
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 778, 1095 (bnd); Ann. Inisf - see clerics
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.female
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.banabb: 739 (Samthann), 765 (Cellbil); 780 (Forblaith), 785 (Ellbríg), 809 (Finnbil), 810 (=815 Ann.FM: Gormlaith), 931 (=933 Ann.FM: Fedelm), 933 (=935 Ann.FM: Anlaith); comarba Samthainn: 1109 (Cocrich), 1163 (Ann.FM: Caillech Domnaill); banpríor: 8thC
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 site
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.Archdall 1786, 438-9; Hogan 1910, 256; Plummer 1910, II, 321; MacNamee 1954, 86-93; Ó Riain 1985, 196 (note 185), 211 (note 670.6); Harrington 2002, 83-6, 182-4, map 3
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.Clonebrone; confusion with Cl. Bairenn index to Ann.Ult; Fainche/Funech = Fainder (LL 353); link with Cluain Choirpthe (BNE)

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