Moth from Kilfinane
Kilfinane (also Kilfinnane , Irish Cill Fhíonáin , "Church of Fíonán") in the south of County Limerick in Ireland is the location of the moth of Kilfinane ( English Moat of Kilfinane ). The round tower hill, surrounded by the remains of three concentric ramparts and ditches, is said to have been mentioned in Lebor na Cert ("Book of Rights").
It is about 34.0 m high and has a diameter of 54.0 m at the base and 20.0 m at the top. Opinions differ as to whether the site was used as a settlement or a ceremonial site before the Norman erection of the tower hill . He may have acted as an outpost for the place Fermoy , which was important in earlier times. Kilfinane was one of the seats of the Kings of Cashel . It is alleged that Brian Boru renovated and strengthened the fort.
Trivia
A small group of Palatine (Palatines) came in the 1760s in the area. The local landowner Charles Silver Oliver brought these settlers, who had come to England from Germany in 1709 and later to Ireland, here. The Palatinate helped the locals to repel an attack in 1793.
Methodist Church founder John Wesley visited Kilfinane six times between 1765 and 1789 and preached to the Palatines at Ballyriggan's Market House.
literature
- Peter Harbison : Pre-christian Ireland - From the first Settlers to the early Celts. London 1988, ISBN 0-500-27809-1 .
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Coordinates: 52 ° 21 '26.5 " N , 8 ° 28' 2.8" W.