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.: Dísert Ua Duach

Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.Brénainn Birrae?
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Pleberstown
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Pleberstown
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Ossory
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Gowran
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Kilkenny
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Leinster; Dublin
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.eremitic?
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
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.pattern 29 Sep (significance? does this belong to Dísert Mo-Cholmóc?)
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; ch ruin
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.Carrigan 1905, IV, 276-7; Hogan 1910, 345; O'Kelly 1985, 41; Ó Riain 1994, 237 (n. 59)

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