Kilnavert

Kilnavert (from Irish: Cill na bhFeart, meaning "The Church of the Tumuli") is a townland in the civil parish of Templeport, County Cavan, Ireland. It lies in the Roman Catholic parish of Templeport and barony of Tullyhaw.

Kilnavert is bounded on the north by Lissanover and Killycluggin townlands, on the west by Gortnaleck and Camagh townlands, on the south by Derrycassan townland and on the east by Corran, County Cavan townland. Its chief geographical features are Camagh Lough, a gravel pit, a wood, streams, a spring well and dug wells.

Kilnavert is traversed by the national secondary R205 road (Ireland), minor roads, rural lanes and the disused Cavan and Leitrim Railway

The townland covers 188 statute acres.

The reason for the Irish name Cill na bhFeart meaning The Church of the Tumuli, is that there is a Roman Catholic church and eight prehistoric monuments in the townland, including 3 barrows (Tumulus), 3 standing stones, 1 wedge tomb and 1 stone circle.

The 1609 Baronial Map depicts the townland as Kilfart.

The 1665 Down Survey map depicts it as Kilfert.

William Petty's 1685 map depicts it as Killfert.

An 1809 map of ecclesiastical lands in Templeport depicts the townland as Kilfort.

Kilnavert is intimately associated with Saint Patrick and his overthrow of the idol Crom Cruach in Magh Slécht. Kilnavert was originally named Fossa Slécht or Rath Slécht and was the first Christian church founded in County Cavan by Saint Patrick. Tírechán's Memoir written c.680 A.D. states-

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