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KILCULLEN - CILL-CUILINN. THE CHURCH OF THE HOLLY - Churches of stone were erected in Ireland as early as the fifth century, and the ruins of many of these ancient strines are still to be seen. Ceall (inflected case cill) "a church", is one of the most prolific root-words in Irish nomenclature. Kilcullen in County Kildare is called by Irish writers Cill-Cuilinn, "the church of the holly", Kildare being, of course, Cill-dara, "the church of the oak". The holly, cuileann, enters into many names all over Ireland, e.g. Drumcullen (Offaly) "the ridge of the holly", Moycullen (Galway) "the plain of the holly", etc.