Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Kilteely, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilteely
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- R.C. Chapel
- Latest-edition OS map
- St. Brigids Catholic Church
- Coordinates
- 52.52160, -8.39915
- SMR number
- LI033-011001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Westropp (1904-5, 446) recorded the following details about Kilteely; 'Parish in Coonagh and Small County. St. Patrick, with his disciples Muin and Lommchu, came to Tedel, where Lommchu founded Cell Tidil Church at the saint's desire, c. 450 ("Trip. Life," 204). It is a reputed templary. In 1321 N. and Juliana de Lees claimed dower on Kiltyle, or Kyltyl, from John Ulf (Plea R. 133 of xiv Ed. II, m. 78, and several other entries). In 1324 Lucas and Agnes de Netterville made similar claims (ib., 38 of xviii, m. 9). In 1325 William Bole was vicar of Kyltyle (Mem. R., vol. xxiv., 290). Site - The modern R. C. church stood on the old site in 1826. It was a reputed templary (Fitzgerald i., p. 282)'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 April 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.