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Columbkille, County Kilkenny

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Civil parish and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland

The old graveyard in Columbkille contains a number of 18th century graves and several recorded by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Columbkille (Irish: Cill Cholm Cille) is a civil parish and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Located near Thomastown, it is in the historical barony of Gowran. Evidence of historical settlement in Columkille townland itself include a number of fulacht fiadh sites, a reputed holy well, and a graveyard and ruined church in an ecclesiastical enclosure. Other townlands within Columbkille civil parish include Ballyroe, Carrickmourne, Dangan, Jackstown, Kilcullen, Kiljames (Upper and Lower), Kilmurry, Ruppa and Mungmacody.

References

  1. ^ "Columkille, Thomastown" (PDF). kilkennyarchaeologicalsociety.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2023. KK028-043002
  2. ^ "Colmcille's Graveyard". cwgc.org. Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Cill Cholm Cille / Columbkille". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Civil Parish of Columbkille, Co. Kilkenny". townlands.ie. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  5. ^ Carrigan, William (1905). "Columbkille". The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume IV. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker. p. 272.
  6. Record of Monuments and Places, County Kilkenny (PDF). National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. 1996. p. 28. KK028-043--- Columbkille Ecclesiastical remains Church Graveyard Holy Well Cross KK028-050--- Columbkille Fulacht Fiadh
  7. "Columbkille's, Kilkenny, Ireland". historicgraves.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

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