116 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Mukan, Kelbrakayn (Kilbreckan) ; Kellsuvlig (Kiltoola) ; Inclie- 

 gronajTi (Incliicroiian) ; Cluony (Clooney) ; Dubdery (Doora) ; Clonchi 

 or Cbincbi (Quiii) ; Dangynbrecach. (Danganbrack) ; Tulagb (TuUa) ; 

 Kellugida (Killoe) ; Thonmynloka (Tomfinlougb). Total value £128. 



JN'est, and lastly, the Sm'vey gives a little group of parishes in 

 Lower Bunratty, with the Island of Inisdadi'um in the Fergus : — 



Kellomsbleach (Kilnasoolagh) ; Kellmalitrie (Kilmaleery) ; Kell- 

 thomry (Kilconiy) ; Inisdadi-um (Coney Island); Clonekill-hany 

 (Clonloghan) ; Drumligil (Dromline) ; Fudnach (Feenagh) ; and 

 Bum-ath (Bunratty).^ 



LiMEEiCENSis. — "We select, as now in Clare, Ivilheil (Killeely) ; 

 Eilhyntena (Kilfintinan) ; Kilcohan (Kilquane) ; and Kili-ussce 

 (Kilrush or Old Church). ^ 



"We might expect some allusions in the unusually full records of 

 the " Wars of Torlough," but except on three occasions (and those, as 

 befitted their calling, burying the dead or interceding for a prisoner) 

 the monks and clergy never appear. The only religious edifices 

 named in Clare are the monasteries of Corcomi'oe, 1268 and 1317; 

 Clare, 1278, and Enais, 1306, and the churches of IToynoe (the chief 

 sanctuary of the O'Gradies), 1310; TuUa nan apstol, and the Termon. 

 of St. Cronan (Tomgraney), 1313; the Ascetics' Church of Killmic 

 uidonain at Leanna, 1317, and St. Finghins at Quin, 1318. 



The Annals from 1350 give a few dates of foundations or repairs of 

 some of the monasteries and chuixhes (these are given later in this 

 paper), and a few details of their history, but otherwise give us little 

 specific help. An incidental letter published by Theiner^ shows that 

 in 1462 a church existed at Cluaynlard or Clonlara. This silence is 

 the more disappointing that nearly complete rebuilding was effected 

 during the fifteenth and early sixteenth century in the case of at least 

 thirty- three churches, those of Dromcreehy, Carran, Killeany, Kilmoon, 

 Rathborney, Kilshanny, Killilagh, Toomullin and Kilmacreehy, in. 

 Kilfenora, and of Kilkeedy, Kilraghtis, Euan, Templenadeirka, Coad, 

 Kilnamona, Ivilmaley, Clonlea, Killokennedy, Kiltinanlea, Temple 

 Mochulla, Kilconry, Bunratty, Feenagh, Kilchrist, Killadysert, 

 Kilfiddan, Killoffin, Kilcrony, Templeanaird, Kilballyone, Killard, 

 Kilmurry-Ibricane, Moy and Kilfarboy, in Killaloe. 



The complete similarity of the architecture of this group of 



1 " Cal. State Papers, Ireland," 1302-6, p. 298, &c. 



2 " Cal. State Papers, Ireland," 1302, p. 290. 

 •■ " Monumenta," p. 433. 



