placenamesKilmacree
Cill Mhic Croí
An anonymous description of Forth preserves the dedication of the church it calls Kilmacry.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
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Recorded forms
- Cill Mhic Croí · Irish · main form · non-validated name
- Kilmacree · English · main form
Place & story
All Saints at Kilmacry
An anonymous account of the barony of Forth lists a church at Kilmacry dedicated to All Saints and describes it as demolished. Herbert F. Hore, who edited the account, identified this place as the parish of Kilmacree. He estimated that the manuscript dated from about 1680, while acknowledging that its author was unknown. The record supplies an early description of the church’s condition, rather than a precise demolition date or an identification of its builder. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kilmacree. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- An Account of the Barony of Forth, printed pages53 and67 · Anonymous manuscript author; edited by Herbert F. Hore
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.