Westiiopp — Ancient Clmrches in Co. Limerick. 337 



1410 list, copied by Father S. White, give, in addition, Eanban, of 

 Monagay ; Erendan ; Credan ; Cormac ; Deriola, of Corcomohide ; 

 Ethna ; Gobnet ; Aedan, or Maidoc ; Molagga, of Killinure ; Molon, of 

 Tullabracky ; Nessan ; Patrick ; and Senan, Avho was patron of 

 Connello, of Camus Chapel, and of the wells of Killonaghan and 

 Cahernarry. 



Many other churches derive their names from natural features, as: 

 Adare, Athlacca, Ballinaclogh, Crecora, Clonkeen, Darragh, Drom- 

 keen, Gortadroma, JS'antinan, Eossard, Shanagolden (Sean-gualann), 

 Tomdeely, or Dromdeely, and Tullybracky. 



Others are named from secular divisions and persons, as Athen- 

 easy (Deisi), Bally landers (Loundres), Corcomohide, Fannin gstown, 

 Lawrencetown, Siwardstown (now Howardstown), and Tankards- 

 town. 



Sometimes the parish took its name from an ancient fortress, as 

 Askeaton (Gephthine),^ Bruree, Caheravalley, Caherconlish, Caher- 

 corney, Cahernarry, Dunmoylan, Duntrileague, Knocklong, Lisma- 

 keery, Rathcahill, Kathkeale (Eath Guala) ; sometimes from a 

 Norman fortress, like I^ewcastle, Castle Eoberts, Castle Eobert 

 Doondonill, and Castle Eobert Gore : the two latter commemorate two 

 iN'orman landowners of the early thirteenth century. 



The following saints have the patronage of several churches or 

 wells: — Brigid had a church in Limerick City, with the four, named 

 Kilbreedy ; wells at Ardcanny, Ballingaddy, Ballinlough, Fantstown, 

 Feohanagh, and Knocknagall.'- The Colmans were patrons of five 

 churches; one of these, judging from the patron-day, must be assigned 

 to St. Colman mac Duach. To a Colman, also, were dedicated Loghil 

 and Cloncoraha, or Colman' s Well. Molua, of Clonfert, had churches 

 at Ardagh and Emlygrenan ; while St. Patrick was patron of churches 

 and wells at Singiand, Donaghmore, Ardpatrick, and Knockpatrick, 

 besides wells at Cloncagh, Duntrileague, Mungret, and Patrickswell. 



VIII. The Koesemen. — We need at present only consider the 

 hostile action of the foreigners against the churches. This has pro- 

 bably been much exaggerated. It was the hunger for gold rather than 

 mere fanaticism that led to the plunder of the monasteries. The 

 Annals, written by monks, gave prominence to these raids, which 



^ Geibhtine and Brugh Righ fortresses reserved to the King of ]\Iunster, a)ite 

 902. Book of Rights " (ed. O'Donovan), p. 89, 87. 



- Perhaps, also, Kilcurly, near Adare, called also Kilbride in the Fiants. 



