Westropp — Ancient Churches in Co. Limerick. 417 



name/ Castletown Conyers, has superseded Castletown Mac Enery 

 on the maps. Fabric — The ruined church is in the demesne of Castle- 

 town Conyers. It is 120 feet by 26 feet 9 inches inside; the walls 

 are 3^ feet thick and 14 feet high. The east window is of red sand- 

 stone, with a mullion of seven blocks, and two high round-headed 

 lights. There is a small slit beside it to the north. In the south 

 wall are a pointed door, a broken window-ope, and a window with 

 two pointed lights near the east end. The west gable has a small 

 window, and the north wall a pointed door leading to a sacristy. The 

 Conyers' burial-place is in the west of the church.^ (O.S.L., 9, p. 186.) 



228. KiLGOBNET (46).— Same. Kilgobenet, 1612 (Pat. R., also 

 D.S. (E), 2). The well of St. Deriola and St. Gobnet's fort 

 remain. 



229. KiLLACOLLA (46).— Same. Killehalla, 1586 (Peyton, p. 43). 

 Bite — An infants' burial-ground. 



230. Cappanihane (38). — Kilgoban, in Cappane-anth., 1657 

 (Petty, 71; and D.S. (B), 2). 



231. MoYATHA, orMoyalthi, church, destroyed in war, 1302 ; given 

 in Corkomohid, 1418. 



232. KiLCONROE, OR "Xilcoorha" (44). — Kilkenro, part of Ivil- 

 leedy manor in 1298 (C. S.P.I. , vol. iv., p. 260); Kylkynre, in 

 Corkoyth, 1452 (rental) ; Kilkonrough, 1522 (Fiant, 5781) ; Kilconra, 

 1601 {ih., 6487); Kilconroe, 1657 (D.S. (B), 1 ; and Petty, 71). The 

 local name is correctly Kilconroe. 



233. OuGHTLOTJGHLiNTAMPLE, in Corcomohidc, 1612(Pat. E., p. 198). 



The Deanery of Kilmallock. 



This district covers the Barony of Kilmallock, with parts 

 of Coshmagh, Connello, Coshlea, and Small County ; it is the 

 ancient TJi Cairbre. It was in early times one of the most 

 important parts of the present county. The seats of the Dal- 

 cassian kings, from the days of the prehistoric OilioU Olum (third 

 century) to Christian times, lay in the Maigue Yalley round Bruree. 

 There also the O'Donovans (Ui Donnabhain) ruled in later times, as the 

 Dalcassian power centred more and more in Clare. The Dalcassians, 



1 It was the centre of the old " Toghe de Clonhennerye " (Peyton, pp. -4 1-655). 

 It covered Kilmeedy and Corcomohide, and was confirmed to J. Mac Enery, 1607. 



2 The magnificent abbey, mentioned by Archdall and Harris, was probably only 

 this ruin. 



