Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ecclesiastical enclosure
Killarecastle, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killarecastle
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Partially indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.48490, -7.58289
- SMR number
- WM024-054006-
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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
Killare (Cill Áir/Fháir) also known as Ballyhugh (Nicholls 1994, vol. 3, 343) was founded in the late 6th century by Áed [Hugh] mac Bricc who built three churches at Killare, these were St. Aedh's Church (WM024-057----), Temple Brigid and 'aula' [hall/court] of St. Brigid (WM024-054003-) (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 392). The curving townland boundary to the NE of medieval church ruins (WM024-054001-) possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 22).
Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien
Date of upload: 12 October 2015
References
Nicholls, K.W. (ed.) 1994 The Irish fiants of the Tudor sovereigns during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Philip & Mary, and Elizabeth I, 4 vols. Dublin. Éamonn de Búrca for Edmund Burke Publisher.
Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R.N. 1970 (Reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses of Ireland. Dublin. Irish Academic Press.
Swan, D.L. 1988 The Early Christian ecclesiastical sites of County Westmeath. In J. Bradley (ed.), Settlement and society in Medieval Ireland: studies presented to F.X. Martin O.S.A., 1-31. Kilkenny. Boethius Press.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Buildingunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.