Cille Choirill
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Cille Choirill is a 15th-century[1] Roman Catholic church situated in Glen Spean in Lochaber, Scotland. Dedicated to St Kerrill,[2] (also called "Cyril"),[3] it was possibly built by Cameron of Lochiel.
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A probable reference to the church occurs in a papal supplication dated June 1466 when a priest asked for provision to the parish church of Lochaber and its chapel of 'Querelo'.[4] After lying roofless for some time, it was repaired in 1932/33 with financial support from Nova Scotian descendants of Lochaber emigrants.[1][5]
Situated in the Roman Catholic parish of St Margaret's, and the former civil parish of Kilmonivaig, it is used for mass once per month during the summer months.
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The Gaelic poets Iain Lom and Dòmhnall Mac Fhionnlaigh nan Dàn are buried in the churchyard.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Martin, Paula (2005). Lochaber - A Historical Guide. Edinburgh: Birlinn. ISBN 9781841582412
- ^ "Roman Catholic Parish Roy Bridge - Cille Choirill by Roy Bridge". rcroybridge.co.uk. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ "Achlauchrach, Glen Spean Roman Catholic Church Of St Cyril". canmore.org.uk.
- ^ MacDonald, Iain G. (2013). Clerics and Clansmen: The Diocese of Argyll between the Twelfth and Sixteenth Centuries. Leiden: Brill. pp. 260, 343. ISBN 978-90-04-18547-0.
- ^ a b "Glen Spean & Great Glen Tourism Marketing Group : Heritage & Culture". highland-glens.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.