1. Kilcullane.
KILCULLANE[1] Kilcullane,[2] Cill Chathláin, the Church of Chathlán, is in the south of county Limerick. It is about 25 km S of Limerick City, 8 km SW of Bruff, 9 km SE of Hospital and 14 km NE of Pallasgreen.
A document of 1284 gives the following, “William (de Merisco) likewise held in the same county (Tipperary) and cantered at Portolethan 3 carucates in demesne of the heirs of Adam Daundun quit of all service; these three carucates are yearly worth in all issues of demesne 4l. In time of peace.”[3] This William was the wife of Lucy de Alneto the brother of Adam. Adam had his stronghold at Kilcullane, Co. Limerick. He died c1243. His son and heir was Godfrey de Anno.[4] The last mention of Dundons in Kilcullane is in 1287. It says that “John Daundon held Kilcullane from Sir. T. De Clare, as of Any (Knockainy) manor, at rent of one pair of furred gloves”.[5] William’s brother, Geoffrey, was Justiciar of Ireland.[6] In 1297 “John Perpount complains of John Dandoun that whereas he hired of the countess of Gloucester, a pasture in the island of Doghter to feed his cattle, John's cattle going and returning from his manor of Kilkalan to that pasture trod down the corn of John Perpount, to the value of six crannocs of oats. And he prays remedy”.[7]
[1] Kilcullane has been spelled in various ways and on different dates, in official documents: Kylkallan (1302), Kilcallan (1306), Kylkallen (1505), Kilkillan (1579), Kylkellani (1584), Kilkillane (1595, 1610), Killkellane (1655), Killkillane (1655) and Killkillane (1655). Liosta Logainmneacha Contae Luimnigh, Baile Átha Cliath Oifig an tSoláthair, 1991.
[2] Kilcullane is to be found on Map 65 of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 65 667 395.
[3] Calendar of Documents, 1252 - 1284, Vol. 2, No. 2201.
[4] Antiquities of County Limerick, T. J. Westropp, 1898.
[5] Antiquities as above.
[6] The Family of Marisco, by Eric St. John Brooks from Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1931, Vol. 61, Part II.
[7] Calendar of Justiciary Rolls of Ireland, 23-31 years of Edward I, Vol. 1, m. 26
A document of 1284 gives the following, “William (de Merisco) likewise held in the same county (Tipperary) and cantered at Portolethan 3 carucates in demesne of the heirs of Adam Daundun quit of all service; these three carucates are yearly worth in all issues of demesne 4l. In time of peace.”[3] This William was the wife of Lucy de Alneto the brother of Adam. Adam had his stronghold at Kilcullane, Co. Limerick. He died c1243. His son and heir was Godfrey de Anno.[4] The last mention of Dundons in Kilcullane is in 1287. It says that “John Daundon held Kilcullane from Sir. T. De Clare, as of Any (Knockainy) manor, at rent of one pair of furred gloves”.[5] William’s brother, Geoffrey, was Justiciar of Ireland.[6] In 1297 “John Perpount complains of John Dandoun that whereas he hired of the countess of Gloucester, a pasture in the island of Doghter to feed his cattle, John's cattle going and returning from his manor of Kilkalan to that pasture trod down the corn of John Perpount, to the value of six crannocs of oats. And he prays remedy”.[7]
[1] Kilcullane has been spelled in various ways and on different dates, in official documents: Kylkallan (1302), Kilcallan (1306), Kylkallen (1505), Kilkillan (1579), Kylkellani (1584), Kilkillane (1595, 1610), Killkellane (1655), Killkillane (1655) and Killkillane (1655). Liosta Logainmneacha Contae Luimnigh, Baile Átha Cliath Oifig an tSoláthair, 1991.
[2] Kilcullane is to be found on Map 65 of the Ordnance Survey of Ireland, 65 667 395.
[3] Calendar of Documents, 1252 - 1284, Vol. 2, No. 2201.
[4] Antiquities of County Limerick, T. J. Westropp, 1898.
[5] Antiquities as above.
[6] The Family of Marisco, by Eric St. John Brooks from Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, 1931, Vol. 61, Part II.
[7] Calendar of Justiciary Rolls of Ireland, 23-31 years of Edward I, Vol. 1, m. 26