a suffragan of the Archbishop of Cashel having previously been a Danish city subject to Canterbury. Dioceses established The following 24 dioceses were established by the synod: Armagh Cashel Ardagh: East Connacht Ardstraw: territory of the Cenél nEógain (excluding Inishowen) Clogher: Approximating to Kingdom of Uí Chremthainn Clonard: West Meath † Clonfert: Territory of the Uí Maine Connor: Territory of the Dál nAraidi Cong was named as one of the five dioceses for Connacht, but no names of bishops have been recorded. Cork Down: Territory of the Dál Fiatach Duleek: East Meath - At the Synod of Uisneach, convened by the abbot of Clonmacnoise later in 1111, the See of Duleek was suppressed. West Meath was assigned to a new Diocese of Clonmacnoise and East Meath to Clonard. It appears, however, that a number of bishops of Duleek were appointed before 1160. Elphin: East Connacht Emly Ferns or Loch Garman (Wexford Haven) Glendalough Kildare Kilkenny (subsequently renamed Ossory): Territory of Osraige Killala: Territory of the Uí Fiachrach Muaidhe Killaloe: Territory of Uí Fiachrach Aidhne Leighlin: One of five dioceses for Leinster Limerick Raphoe: Tír Conaill and Inis Eogain Ratass: Territories of the Ciarraighe, Corco Duibne and Eóganacht Locha Léin (moved to Ardfert by 1117) Tuam: One of five dioceses in Connacht Diocese of Waterford: already in existence, but had been subject to the Archdiocese of Canterbury prior to 1111 The Diocese of Dublin acknowledged the jurisdiction of Canterbury until 1096, but was not included in the list of dioceses at the synod. It was not incorporated into the system of Irish dioceses until the Synod of Kells in 1152. See also Gregorian Reform Notes References Peter Galloway, The Cathedrals of Ireland, Belfast 1992 Geoffrey Keating. Foras Feasa Book I-II Geoffrey Keating. http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/G100054/text089.html The History of Ireland http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100054/text090.html MacErlean, John (1914) Synod of Raith Breasail: Boundaries of the Dioceses of Ireland [A.D. 1110 or 1118]. Archivium Hibernicum, Vol. 3 (1914), pp. 1–33 External links The Dioceses of Ireland, Territorial History (Rootsweb) Wexford Placename Project 1111 in Ireland Christianity in medieval Ireland Rathbreasail Ráth Breasail