placenamesKiltiernan
Cill Tiarnáin
An 1833 journal account distinguishes Kiltiernan’s ruin from the Kilgobbin church that had served both parishes.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Cill Tiarnáin · Irish · main form · validated name
- Kiltiernan · English · main form
- Kilternan · English · main form · local name
Place & story
The earlier places of worship
An article signed G. in the Dublin Penny Journal of 19 January 1833 described Kiltiernan’s new church as built from local granite, including its stone roof. The writer also recorded an older Kiltiernan church surviving as a small ruin about a quarter of a mile away. This was distinct from the church in the neighbouring parish of Kilgobbin, which had served both communities and was taken down when the new building was erected. The article therefore distinguishes two older churches, rather than describing the surviving ruin as the building demolished for the new parish church. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Kiltiernan. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- New Church of Killternan (or Kiltiernan), Dublin Penny Journal Vol1 No30, 19 January 1833 · G., The Dublin Penny Journal
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2024-06-28. How this page was prepared.