What is recorded here
According to Power (1906a, 95; 1952, 221) Cillín a' Mhéachaigh or Meade's cillín was a church site in a lios at Kilmaquague, and local tradition associates it with the now removed earthwork (WA027-031----).
Power, Rev. P. (1906a) The place-names of the Decies, WAJ 9, 12-39, 80-106, 154-70, 228-65.
Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 10 June 2011
The church in Kilmaquague, also known as Cillín a' Mhéachaigh or Meade's cillín, was likely built in the early medieval period, associated with a lios (ringfort) site. Its exact builder is not recorded, but it reflects the rural Christian tradition of early Ireland, with local tradition linking it to a now-removed earthwork.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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