INDEX. 



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at, 239 ; age of, by whom founded, historic 

 notices of, &c., 239, 242-244 ; architectural 

 details of, viz., chancel arch, 240, 241; re- 

 markable round window in, 241, 242; style 

 of masonry, &c., of building of, 242. 



Kathain, the monastery of, by whom originally 

 founded, 242 ; a new establishment founded 

 at, in the eighth century, 242. 



called also Rathain Ui Suanaigh, 243. 



" Abbas de Cul Kathain Mochuddse in 



regione de Delbhna Ethra in Media," 352. 



abbot of, referred to, 352, 353. 



" Eex Rathenia:," 352 ; explanation of 



the phrase, ib. 



list of abbots of, 243. 



ancient stone cross at, 243. 



number of monks there under St. Car- 



thach, 424. 

 ruins of two smaller churches at, 244 ; 



architectural details, &c., of one of the smaller 

 churches at, 244, 245 ; ornamented doorway 

 of, ib. 

 Rathain Ua Suanaigh, extract from Book of, 



350. 



building of the duirtheach mor, or 



great oratory of, 350-352. 

 Rath Breasail, synod of, 397. 

 Rathcroghan, character of the sepulchral mo- 

 numents of, and names of persons interred 



there, 104-107 See Cruachau. 

 Rathdaire, in finibus Machanis, 157. 

 Rath Edair, battle of, 283. 

 Rathniichael, church, in the County of Dublin, 



cashel, or circular stone wall of, 443. 



gateway of same, 447. 



Rath inuighe deiscirt, the ancient name of 



Ratass, County Kerry, 169; explanation of, 



ib. See Rattas. 

 Rath muighe tuaiscirt, the ancient name of 



Rattoo, County Kerry, 169; explanation of, 



ib See Rattoo. 

 Raths, subterranean chambers of, 73. 



Raths, ecclesiastical See Cashels. 



Rattass, near Tralee, in Kerry, doorway of an- 

 cient church of, described, 168; observations 

 on date of erection of church, ancient name 

 of, &c., 169; window of, described, 184-397. 



Rattoo, in the County of Kerry, the seat of an 

 ancient bishopric, ancient name of, 169; 

 founder of, ib. 



Round Tower of, doorway of, described, 



367. 



internal construction of the Round 



Tower of, 394. 



Round Tower of, detailed description, 



history, &c., of, 395-397; popular name of 

 the Tower, 397 ; tradition connected with the 

 bell of, ib. 



ancient Irish name of, explained, 397. 



Raven, the, stated to be sacred to Odin, 259 ; 

 a " reafen" stated to have been worked on 

 a Danish standard, 260; the raven still con- 

 sidered a bird of omen in the popular super- 

 stitions of the Irish, ib. 



Recess, arched, placed on the east front of an- 

 cient church, 246, 247- 



Reeds, church covered with, 125. 



roofs of ancient Irish churches covered 

 with, 162, 186. 



Reefert, or Refert, church at Glendalough, 172, 

 173. 



cemetery or burial-place of the kings 



at, 262, 263. 



Refectories, or Proinnteachs, ancient Irish mo- 

 nastic, treated of, 424-426. 



Refectory, 421. 



Registry of Clonmacnoise. See Clonmacnoise. 



Regies, origin and application of the word, 142, 

 144, 150, 152, 153. 



Regies Bhrighde, at Armagh, 150-152. 



Regies Fiiighin. See Teampull Finghin. 



Regies Foil agus Pedair, or the abbey church 

 of SS. Paul and Peter, at Armagh, 153,154. 



Relec na Riogh, at Rathcroghan, character of 

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