Westropp — Ancient CJnirches in Co. LimericJi. 427 



rubbish 6 feet deep, which was excavated, but only yielded pieces of 

 amber and brass, and oyster-shells.^ 



260. KiLFiNifANE (48). — A parish. Kylfynan, 1291 ; Kilfennan, 

 1302; Keilfinny, or Keilfinnane, dedicated to St. Andrew, 30th Nov., 

 1410. Kylfinan, the rector is the Abbot of Insula Molanfert," 

 1418. It is accommodated with good trouts and eles by ye river 

 Garagh, and it hath also the convenience of a markett at Kilfinane, 

 where is a good castle, and the walls of a church, and an Irish Downe," 

 1655-7 (D. S. (A), p. 59). Fahric — The I.C. church is on the ancient 

 site, near the great triple-ringed mote. The name of Kilfinnane is 

 Drum Fighin in the "Book of Eights," ante 900, given with Treada na 

 Biogh, the triple fort. 



261. Daeragh (57). — A parish. " Darrach Mochua, with the court 

 of the monks of Limerick," is named as a boundary in King John's 

 charter to Magio, 1185-1200 {ayite, 86). Bishop Robert granted half 

 the church of Derraeko to the Convent of "Insula Molhanwid alveo 

 fluminis Blackwater juxta Jugellia " (Youghal, B.B.L., p. 113; see 

 E.S.A.I. xxxiii.jp. 313) ; Dermochi, 1300 (Justiciary R.) ; Darmecho, 

 1301 ; Darmocho, 1418. Ric. de Exon and Jac. de Bellofago, sheriff, 

 enquire whether Isabella de Cogan and Garrett de Rupe, Lord of 

 Pernagena, have rents, in Glenanlara and Dermeho com. Lym. 

 (Mem. R., vol. ii., m. 62); Der M<=Cowe, 1633; Darragh, 1659 

 (D.S. (A), 59). Oapac, * abounding in oaks' (O'Donovan) ; Darragh, 

 of Mochua. Fahric — A nave and choir, feet by 23 feet 3 inches, 

 and 27 feet by 17 feet. The three gables and ends remained in 1840 ; 

 walls, 2 feet 5 inches thick. The east window had a pointed light 

 and flat splay of gritstone. Tobermochua (wrongly Tobermacduach on 

 maps) dedicated to St. Mochua, patron, on August 3rd (O.S.L., 8, 

 p. 86, A. Curry). 



262. KiLFLiN (56).— A parish.- Keilfluing, 1410; Ecc Kyllin 

 cum particula Sith Cathyll, 1418 ; Catan, alias Killin, 1615, being 

 mensal to the bishop; Cill pioinn, Elin's church (O'Donovan). 

 Site — The modern I. C. church is on the ancient site. 



^ From Ardpatrick an ancient road ran northward, which, like that from Ardmore 

 to Ardfirman, was traditionally trenched by the horns of St. Patrick's cow. 



2 1 omit Kilcruaig(38), in Kilflin, Kilcruoig, or Kilcrowe, 1667 (Patent R.); 

 Kileroig (D.S.(A.), 59), because there is no trace of a church, and Dyneley calls it 

 only "a wood" in 1681. See grants of Kilquoge, or Kilcruoge, and Killercoake, 

 or Kilcruoge, 1666, to Capt. Robert Oliver and Chidley Coote (Act. Sett.). Kil- 

 quige wood is shown on several seventeenth-century maps, Coill na Cuicei&. 



