Kilfinane Motte, Co. Limerick
Kilfinane Motte appears to be an Anglo-Norman motte, however it stands on a series of banks and ditches that may represent an earlier monument. The group has discovered that the site is mentioned in the Leabhar na gCeart, an eleventh century compilation of tributes owed to the seven provincial overlords by their vassals.
The site may also be referenced in an early poem, where the area is referred to as Druimfingin (the Height or Ridge of Fingin). This Fingin may represent Fingin MacLuachra, an early King of Munster. The site has long been believed by archaeologists such as Sean P.O. Riordain, to have been an important place, perhaps used in ceremonial or ritual events such as inauguration. The site is also rich in folklore, myth and legend.
Kilfinane Motte was Adopted by Kilfinane Community Council
Kilfinane Community Council is an active and enterprising committee with more than 30 members. The group has been involved in a wide range of community enterprise and development projects, and are supported by Ballyhoura Development. The local community has been re-energised in recent years through the development of a number of groups such as Kilfinane Tidy Towns, and Ballyhoura Ceoltas Ceolteoiri Group (Ballyhoura CCE) who have created a new vibrancy around traditional music and local culture. One of the chief aims of the community is to get a better understanding of Kilfinane Motte through survey and research, and to capture and record some of the fascinating folklore and oral history relating to the site.
Other Adopt A Monument Ireland Sites
Other Adopt A Monument Ireland Sites
Ballintleva Handball Alley, Co. Roscommon
Ballyogan Moated Site, Co. Kilkenny
Church of the Rath, Co. Cavan
Doon Fort, Co. Donegal
Earlshill Colliery & Powder House, Co. Tipperary
Gallowshill Motte, Co. Waterford
Graves of the Leinstermen, Co. Tipperary
Glenmalure Crusher Building, Co. Wicklow
Kilbarron Castle, Co. Donegal
Kilkerrin Battery Fort, Co. Clare
Kilmurry Lime Kiln, Co. Clare
Knockboy Church & Graveyard, Co. Waterford
Malin Well Old Church, Co. Donegal
Mountbellew Walled Garden, Co. Galway
Moygara Castle, Co. Sligo
Round Hill, Co. Waterford
St Finian’s Church & Graveyard, Co. Dublin
St Mullin’s Millrace, Co. Carlow
St Peter’s Church, Portlaoise, Co. Laois