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75. KiLEAGHTis, Sheet 26. — Parish church, 63 feet 4 inches by 17 feet 



9 inches. A late fifteenth-century chiu'ch, well built and per- 

 fect. The east window has two lights, probably trefoil-headed 

 but thickly ivied (shaft remains). The south door is slifhtly 

 pointed. JSTot far to the north is the dolmen of Ballymaconna. 

 Founder and origin of name unknown. '' Kilrathusa" in 1302 • 

 " Cil reachtais," 1601 (" Annals of the Tour Masters "). 



76. CxooisrEY, Sheet 34. — Parish church, 45 feet 6 inches by 20 feet. 



The south door is pointed. The sides and west end probably 

 date from the fifteenth century ; the east end is late. A capital 

 and another carved fragment are built into the south wall (Plate 

 XII., figs. 5 and 6). Founder, traditionally, Rikin or Erecan 

 c. 500. "Cluaine," " Clony," 1302. 



77. Caektejiple, Sheet 34. — Cloney Parish, 20 by 10 feet. The very 



ancient and massive foundations of an oratory (some of the stones 

 over 6 feet long) in the townland of IN'oughaval, and called 

 Carntemple. It marks the site of Kilbrecan, one of the first 

 mission churches of Thomond. Founder, Brecan, o. a.d. 480. 

 " Kellbrakyn," 1302, being then a separate parish. 



78. DooEA, Sheet 33. — Parish church, 58 feet 6 inches by 23 feet 



8 inches. A very ancient church " cyclopean " masonry. The 

 side walls and south windows probably date from the early 

 eleventh century. The east window has two lights ; the 

 southern is of sandstone, with a semicircular head boldly 

 moulded, and of the same period as the south window • its 

 other light is a close copy in limestone. The north door is 

 lintelled, but does not incline. There are two curious corbels 

 in the south wall. Founder, St. Brecan, c. a.d. 500. "Du- 

 rinierekin," in 1189; '^ Dubdery," in 1302; "Dura," in 

 O'Brien's Eental, 1380: " Dubhdoire,"i in the Life of St. 

 Brendan MacFinloga. Pescrvptions, Dwyer, p. 486 ; T. J. 

 "Westropp, R.S.A.I., 1900 (views and plan). 



79. KiLLAVELLA, Sheet 34. — Poora Parish ; near it is the well Tober- 



ineenboy. 



80. Spancel Hixl. O'Donovan identifies the Abbey of Drom Urchaill, 



A.D. 837 (" Annals of the Pour Masters "), as at this place. It 

 is probably some other place of the name. ISTo such site is 

 known near Spancel Hill. 



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