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.: Ráith Chillín (Rahillion)

Traditional AssociationGives the names of Early Christian ecclesiastics whose association with the sites concerned is based on tradition, dedication or placename association.Mo-Chuta
TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Burrow
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.Portraine
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Dublin
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Nethercross
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Dublin
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Leinster; Dublin
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).Cr.Mihi 1179 (confirmed to Holy Trinity); Alen's Reg 1186 (confirmed to Holy Trinity), 1202 (confirmation of original grant)
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.trad of chapel (O'Curry); built by Mo-Chuta; pattern
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 possible (mound: 'the chapel bank'); well: St Macuddy
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.Ó Danachair 1958, 80; Ó hÉailidhe 1975, 28; Stout 1992, 34; Duffy 1992, 118 n.124; MacShamhráin 1996, 99; MacShamhráin 2005a, 141
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.not in Cr.Mihi list c.1280 - defunct?; possible infl Reform movement infl? see Cell Mo-Chuta, Co Dublin; orig grant by Énna s. of Donnchad c.1122-26

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