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.: Gailinne

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.Colmán Brit (Mo-Chonnóc)
LineageThis records the reputed ancestral lines of individuals given in Doc Assoc.British/Plant Brychan
Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.Cóemgen
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Gallen
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Gallen
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Clonmacnoise
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Garrycastle
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Offaly
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Leinster; Dublin
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 367b 39, 368b 7, 372d 44, 373b 47; Lec 116, 117; Mart.D
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.Ult 823 (oratorium, habitationes bnd by Fedelmid m Crimthainn); 949 (Ann.FM =951: damliacc bnd); 1003 (Ann.FM =1004: killing in dertach)
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.Cóemgen/Glendalough?
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; cross slab; EC grave slabs x 200; ch foundations (early med)
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, 396; Hogan 1910, 337, 434; Lionard 1961, fig 15:17; Byrne 1973, 220, 221; Ó Riain 1985, 325; MacShamhráin 1996, 124, 174; Kehnel 1997, 85; Stout 1998, 61, 62; Fitzpatick 1998, 103, 121; Corlett 2000, 15
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question. C.B. in retinue of Cóemgen; seemingly an ally of Clonmacnoise when attacked 823

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