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Killare (Cill Áir/Fháir) also known as Ballyhugh (Nicholls 1994, vol. 3, 343) was founded in the late 6th century by Áed [Hugh] mac Bricc who built three churches at Killare, these were St. Aedh's Church (WM024-057----), Temple Brigid and 'aula' [hall/court] of St. Brigid (WM024-054003-) (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 392). The curving townland boundary to the NE of medieval church ruins (WM024-054001-) possibly indicates the presence of an Early Christian ecclesiastical enclosure (Swan 1988, 22). Compiled by: Caimin O’Brien Date of upload: 12 October 2015

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath) near Killarecastle, likely dating to the early medieval period, reflects the area's long-standing monastic and ecclesiastical significance, particularly associated with St. Áed mac Bricc, who founded churches in the region in the late 6th century. Local tradition may link the site to fairy lore, as is common with such forts in Irish folklore.