Kilmaine
Country: Ireland
Region: Europe
Period: 1330CE-1602CE
Location: 53.5833°N, -9.1167°E
Description
Kilmaine, located in County Mayo, Ireland, was a significant settlement within the territory of the Mac William Íochtar, a Gaelic lordship in Connacht governed under the system of tanistry. The region formed part of the broader territory controlled by the de Burgh (Burke) dynasty after their Gaelicization in the 14th century.
Modern Remains
Today, Kilmaine is a small rural village with few surviving medieval structures, but the landscape retains traces of tower houses and ecclesiastical ruins associated with Gaelic nobility. The legacy of the Mac William Íochtar lives on through historical records and regional folklore, offering insight into Gaelic lordship in pre-modern Ireland.