Cill Mocheallóg

Kilmallock derives its name from Saint Mocheallóg, who founded a monastery in the area around AD 600, establishing the early church settlement on a hill northwest of the present-day town. The monastic site relocated to the banks of the River Loobagh by the 10th or 11th century, around which the medieval town subsequently developed. Kilmallock was incorporated into a significant Anglo-Norman wal...