sentences:  Furthermore, the Uí Mhaolchatha sept appears to have been active in the 15th century in the churches of Co. Kerry.Benefices were granted by papal decree to a number of the sept, including the Vicarages of Killarney, Ardfert and Aghadoe.There is evidence that these benefices were held within the sept for a number of generations, supporting the notion that the family had developed a political hold on the offices without having even been ordained as priests.