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.: St John's

TownlandGives the townland (name spelt as in TTPBI Index) in which the site is (or is thought to be) located.Rinnagan
ParishGives the civil (not ecclesiastical) parish in which the townland is situated.St John's
DioceseThis records the medieval (not necessarily the same as the modern) diocese in which the foundation lies.Elphin
BaronyGives the modern barony (as in TTPBI Index the baronies were rationalised in 19thC) in which the townland and civil parish are situated.Athlone
CountyGives the county in which the barony lies.Roscommon
ProvinceGives both the civil province in which the county lies and the ecclesiastical province to which the diocese belongs.Connacht; Tuam
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 ruin; gvyd
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 x 2 (iron: cl. 1)
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.Bourke 1980, 66; Beirne 2000, 281
AddendumIncludes fragments of additional information (or comments on the part of the compilers) relating to the site in question.OS 42, 43, 46: perh pre-reform? (bells); in mod par Knockcroghery; see Tech Eoin/Rinn dúin

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