Columbkille, County Kilkenny
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Columbkille (Irish: Cill Cholm Cille)[3] is a civil parish and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland.[3] Located near Thomastown,[1] it is in the historical barony of Gowran.[4] Evidence of historical settlement in Columkille townland itself include a number of fulacht fiadh sites, a reputed holy well,[5] and a graveyard and ruined church in an ecclesiastical enclosure.[2][6][7] Other townlands within Columbkille civil parish include Ballyroe, Carrickmourne, Dangan, Jackstown, Kilcullen, Kiljames (Upper and Lower), Kilmurry, Ruppa and Mungmacody.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Columkille, Thomastown" (PDF). kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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- ^ a b "Colmcille's Graveyard". cwgc.org. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Cill Cholm Cille / Columbkille". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Civil Parish of Columbkille, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ a b Carrigan, William (1905). "Columbkille". The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume IV. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 272.
- ^ Record of Monuments and Places, County Kilkenny (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996. p. 28.
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- ^ "Columbkille's, Kilkenny, Ireland". historicgraves.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.