The History of Kilmurry Church By D. STEWART The Parish Church of Kilmurry (CILL MHUIRE) HISTORY OF THE EARLY CHURCH For close on a thousand years, Church has replaced Church on the site where now stands the modern Church of Kilmurry. The original Celtic chapel was first named after some Munster saint, probably Mo-chuaroch, but…

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History of Monaleen Castletroy District By D. Stewart (1955) MONALEEN In the year 968 Mahon O’Brien, a Limerick Chieftain, successfully defeated Ivar, Norse King of Limerick, in a terrible battle at Sologhead and a few years later Ivar and two of his sons were attacked and killed at Iniscathy. The remnants of the Norsemen then…

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