Cill Tulach | |||||
 Kiltullagh Hill, Kiltullagh, Roscommon | |||||
  Location within Ireland | |||||
| Monastery information | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other names | Cill Tulach | ||||
| Order | Canons Regular of Saint Augustine | ||||
| Established | 1441 | ||||
| Disestablished | 1600s | ||||
| Diocese | Tuam | ||||
| Architecture | |||||
| Status | ruined | ||||
| Style | Irish | ||||
| Site | |||||
| Location | Kiltullagh, Roscommon, County Roscommon | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′46″N 8°42′30″W / 53.7128367°N 8.7084105°W | ||||
| Public access | yes | ||||
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Kiltullagh Church (Irish: Cill Tulach, meaning 'church of the hills') is a former Christian church and burial site located in County Roscommon, Ireland.[1][2] Several archaeological digs have taken place on the site that have revealed evidence of Christian activity on the site early as the fifth century. Evidence of earlier pagan worship and burials have also been found.
The church is in ruin, the result of the actions of Cromwellian forces in the mid-17th century most likely headed by Henry Ireton. Evidence of an earlier wooden structure has also been found near to the site of the ruined stone church.[3]
- ^ Mills, A. D. (2011). Kiltullagh. A Dictionary of British Place Names. Oxford Reference, Online: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199609086.
- ^ "Kiltullagh". Kiltullagh.com. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "History of the Parish of Kiltullagh". Kiltullagh Parish. Retrieved 30 September 2019.