Killamery

Killamery (Irish: Cill Lamraí)[1] is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It was the site of a famous monastery (c. 632) under the abbacy of St. Gobban, who died 639 and was buried in the hallowed grounds of St.Fintan of Clonenagh's Abbey, County Laois.

Killamery
Cill Lamraí
Village
The N76 through Killamery
The N76 through Killamery
Killamery is located in Ireland
Killamery
Killamery
Location in Ireland
Coordinates: 52°28′42″N 7°26′50″W
CountryIreland
ProvinceLeinster
CountyCounty Kilkenny
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Killamery High Cross is part of the Ossory group of High crosses. This "west Ossory group" also includes the Celtic crosses at Ahenny, Kilkieran and Tibberaghny. Two bullauns and a holy well are also found nearby.[2][3]

The village is located near the County Tipperary border on the N76 National secondary road, halfway between Kilkenny to the northeast and Clonmel to the southwest.

Killamery High Cross

There is one public house in the village, "The Auld House".

Killamery Hill was known in Old Irish as Dromm Derg (modern Irish: Drom Dearg) meaning "red ridge", and is mentioned in a number of Fenian Cycle poems by this name.

See also

References
  1. "Cill Lamraí/Killamery". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. "Killamery High Cross". megalithic.co.uk. The Megalithic Portal. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. "Killamery High Cross". megalithicireland.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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