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Kiladreenan Church

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Kiladreenan Church derives its name from Irish Cill Achaidh Draighneáin, meaning 'church of the blackthorn field,' combining the elements cill (church), achadh (field), and draighneán (blackthorn). The stone church was constructed in the latter part of the 12th century, most likely upon the site of an earlier wooden ecclesiastical structure, reflecting a common pattern of medieval church develo...

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