Cill Mhic Bhúith

Kilmacow's name derives from the Irish Cill Mhic Bhúith, literally 'Church of Mac Búith,' reflecting its origins as an early Christian settlement in the Iverk barony. The parish was established in the ecclesiastical context of the Diocese of Ossory, with medieval documents recording its church from the 13th century onward. The area's documented history gains clarity from the 1460s, when Kilmaco...