Abhainn an Mhaide

Riverstick settlement lies within the ancient parish of Cullen, one of Cork's few ecclesiastical sites mentioned in the eighth- or ninth-century Martyrology of Tallaght. Cullen monastery, known as Cullen na Cléarach (Cullen of the Scholars), functioned as a major seat of learning under the long-serving Barry-óg family abbots, earning significant status in medieval Cork. The monastery was valued...