What is recorded here
On a flat-topped hill, surrounded by pasture. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 45), the name Kilree is derived from Cill Ruidhche, after St Ruidhche, a female saint who is commemorated on the 8th of February. A medieval church (KK027-044001-) dating to the 10th/11th century is centrally located within the…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK027-044002
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Harryreid, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Humphrey Bolton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.istockphoto.com
- Humphrey Bolton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Mike Searle, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
- Martin Richard Phelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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