The history of Kilreekil
Richill, Dartfield House, the church of 1839, the school of 1922, mains water in 2023. 5 moments, in order.
- 5th century, in folklore
Richill
A local woman, a contemporary of Patrick, founded a church here; ringforts, souterrains and holy wells lie in Lecarrownagappoge, Dartfield and Wallscourt, where a fortified house also stands.
- About 1820
Dartfield House
The country house whose ruins stand in Dartfield.
- 1839
Our Lady of Lourdes
The Catholic church in Wallscourt, in the parish of Cappatagle and Kilrickle in the diocese of Clonfert.
- 1922
The school
Kilrickle National School was built; it had 56 pupils in 2024.
- 2023
Water
The village was joined to the mains water system for the first time in fifty years.
Where this comes from
Every paragraph above summarises a statement in Wikipedia, "Kilreekill", licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, as it read on 2026-09-19. Follow it for the footnotes. Nothing has been added from memory.