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.: Kirkinriola/Kilconriola

TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Kirkinriola
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Kirkinriola
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Connor
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Toome Lwr
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Antrim
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Ulster; Armagh
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; gvyd; inscribed cross slab; souterrain
ArtifactsIn general, this records only items which may support the case for the site as a pre-Reform ecclesiastical settlement (especially croziers, shrines, chalices etc) — whether recovered by search or excavation, or merely associated with the site by tradition. Also included are such items as querns and kilns as flour-production was an important part of life at ecclesiastical (although also, admittedly, at secular) settlement sites.bell (brz: cl. 2) reptd found 1870 Cabragh tld, allegedly from Kirkinriola; 2nd bell (iron: cl. 1), found in bog nr Ballymena (UM)
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.Reeves 1847, 90-1, 301-2; O'Laverty 1887, 576; Bourke 1980, 65, 66
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.OS 32; possibly a pre-reform foundation if either bell from this site
LatitudeLatitude in decimal degrees (positive is North, negative is South)54.897136
LongitudeLongitude in decimal degrees (positive is East, negative is West)-6.264663


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