Cill Chuillinn

The current town and the barony of the same name are named for an earlier settlement, Kilcullen, on a hilltop a few kilometres to the south, now known as Old Kilcullen. Begun as a monastic settlement, in the mid-5th century, it was at its peak an Anglo-Norman walled town with defensive walls, seven towers, and a castle. Little now remains visible beyond a damaged round tower and a churchyard. I...