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Ordnance Survey Letters by John O'Donovan and Eugene Curry, 1839
Parish of Killilagh (b)
In the Townland of Tuamullin  in this Parish there is another Church of greater antiquity, measuring in length as it stands at present forty three feet and in breadth seventeen feet six inches. Originally however, it was only thirty three feet four inches in length for there was a small addition nine feet eight inches built out of the west gable. The original west gable contained no feature but a small belfry placed on its top, but after the erection of the small addition or apartment just mentioned a pointed doorway was broken into it close to the south wall.
The original part of this Church had two doorways placed opposite each other, one in the north and the other in the south wall at the distance of two feet from the original west gable, but they are now reduced to formless features (breaches). At the distance of five feet from the east gable there is a round headed window at the height of four feet from the ground outside and measuring on the inside six feet by three feet nine inches and on the outside four feet by five and a half inches. The east gable contains a neat window, wide and round on the inside and narrow and pointed on the outside. It measures on the inside seven feet in height and three feet eight inches in width, and on the outside (where it is seven feet from the present level of the ground) four feet in height and seven inches in width. The north wall is featureless.
The modern apartment added to the west gable contains three windows, but they are too modern to merit particular description. There is another small Church in the Townland of Oghtdara.
In this Parish are three old Castles, one in the Townland of Doonagore which was lately repaired by Counsellor Gore from whose ancestors it is now erroneously supposed to have derived its name. This Castle is mentioned in the List of the Castles of Thomond preserved in Trinity College as belonging to Sir Donnell O’Brien. The second, in the Townland of Dunwicfelim, which is mentioned in the aforesaid List as belonging to Tege Mac Murrogh (O’Brien) and the third in the Townland of Ballynalacken, which is mentioned in the List as belonging to the same Tege.
Besides the three Churches and three Castles already mentioned there are in this Parish the ruins of the more ancient dwellings of the Irish, as lioses and cahers. Of these there are several, viz:-
In the Townland of Cahermacrusheen there is a cromlech called by the usual name of Leaba Dhiarmada agus Ghraine.
I find no other remain of the olden time in this Parish but the site of a sepulchral monument in the Townland of Laghtmurreda (Margarite’s Monument) to which it has given name.
"Kifungu cha kwanza cha kitabu cha ""Clear County Library Ordnance Survey Letters"" cha John O'Donovan na Eugene Curry, 1839 Parish of Killyleagh, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin, Kilima cha Tuamullin." Hata hivyo, awali ilikuwa na urefu wa futi thelathini na tatu na inchi nne tu kwa kuwa kulikuwa na nyongeza ndogo ya futi tisa na inchi nane iliyojengwa nje ya gable ya magharibi. Gable ya awali ya magharibi haikuwa na kipengele chochote isipokuwa mnara mdogo wa mnara uliowekwa juu yake, lakini baada ya ujenzi wa nyongeza ndogo au ghorofa iliyotajwa hapo juu, mlango mkali ulivunjwa ndani yake karibu na ukuta wa kusini. Sehemu ya awali ya kanisa hili ilikuwa na milango miwili iliyowekwa kinyume na kila mmoja, moja kaskazini na nyingine kusini kwa umbali wa mita mbili kutoka kwa gable ya asili ya magharibi, lakini sasa imepunguzwa kwa vipengele visivyo na umbo (mvunjiko). Katika umbali wa mita tano kutoka gable mashariki kuna dirisha mviringo kichwa katika urefu wa mita nne kutoka ardhi nje na kupima ndani ya mita sita kwa mita tatu inchi tisa na nje ya mita nne kwa inchi tano na nusu. Sehemu ya mashariki ya jengo hilo ina dirisha lenye umbo zuri, lenye umbo la mviringo na pana upande wa ndani na lenye umbo la mviringo na lenye ncha kali upande wa nje. Ina urefu wa futi saba ndani na upana wa futi tatu na inchi nane, na nje (ambapo ni futi saba kutoka kiwango cha sasa cha ardhi) ina urefu wa futi nne na upana wa inchi saba. Ukuta wa kaskazini hauna umbo lolote. Nyumba ya kisasa iliyoongezwa kwenye sehemu ya magharibi ya jengo hilo ina madirisha matatu, lakini ni ya kisasa sana hivi kwamba hayawezi kuelezwa kwa njia yoyote. Kuna Kanisa jingine dogo katika Townland ya Oghtdara. Katika parokia hii kuna ngome tatu za zamani, moja katika Townland ya Doonagore ambayo ilikuwa hivi karibuni ukarabati na mshauri Gore kutoka ambao mababu ni sasa kimakosa inadhaniwa kuwa got jina lake. Ngome hii ni zilizotajwa katika Orodha ya Ngome ya Thomond kuhifadhiwa katika Trinity College kama mali ya Sir Donnell O'Brien. "Mji wa pili, katika Townland ya Dunwicfe, ambayo ni zilizotajwa katika orodha ya hapo juu kama mali ya Tege Mac Murragh (O'Brien), na ya tatu katika Townland ya Ballynalacken, ambayo ni zilizotajwa katika orodha kama mali ya Tege.""" Mbali na makanisa matatu na majumba matatu yaliyotajwa hapo juu, katika parokia hii kuna magofu ya makazi ya kale zaidi ya Ireland, kama vile lios na cahers. "Kuna baadhi ya majina ya watu wa kabila la Kahramachrush, ambao wanaitwa ""Lebah Diarmada"" na ""Ghrane.""" Hakuna mabaki mengine ya wakati wa kale katika Parokia hii isipokuwa eneo la ukumbusho wa kaburi katika Townland ya Laghtmurreda (Margarite's Monument) ambayo imepewa jina.