Locations by Hamlin 835
Type of Source: Literature

Knock townland, Knockbreda Parish (formed from union of KnockColmcill and Bredagh Parishes) …known in early seventeenth century as Knockcollumcill and marked Columkill on Speed’smap (Reeves 1847, 12 and 179). Reeves listed among churches founded by Coumba or where Columba specially revered (1857,283) and included by Gwynn and Hadcock amongst ‘Early Sites’ (19709, 396) but I have found no evidence for a pre-Norman church here. Fragmentary, overgrown church ruin in hilltop graveyard. (DPJ) 4 (1835), 32 Patterson, W.H. ‘The Church of St Columbkille at Knock’. J.S.R.A.I 16 (1883-4),572-4

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