Kileenemer Church

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Kileenemer Church
Killeenemer Church
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Kileenemer Church
52°12′56″N8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405 Coordinates: 52°12′56″N8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405
LocationKilleenemer, Ballindangan, County Cork
CountryIreland
Denomination Catholic (pre-Reformation)
Architecture
Functional statusruined
Style Romanesque
Years builtc. 12th century AD [1]
Specifications
Length17 m (56 ft)
Width9 m (30 ft)
Height1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (max height of remaining walls)
Number of floors1
Floor area160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)
Materials stone, mortar
Administration
Diocese Cloyne
Official nameKileenemer
Reference no.316 [2]

Kileenemer Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.

Contents

Location

The church is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Ballindangan, to the east of the River Funshion.

History

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Window detail

The church was built around the 12th century. [3] A change in masonry style in the south wall shows that the church was extended eastwards at some point after its initial construction.

The etymology is uncertain; it may have originally been Cillín Íomair, "Ivor's little church." [4]

Church

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Sky window

The church is rectangular, with the roof absent. The west wall has a central doorway with rounded arch. The antae at the corners of the west wall have been partly rebuilt. [5] Many of the stones bear horseshoe-shaped mason's marks.

Around is an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A bullaun is nearby. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Romanesque Ireland: Architecture and Ideology in the Twelfth Century. Four Courts. ISBN   9781851826179 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Medieval Ireland: An Archaeology. Tempus. ISBN   9780752414645 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Cill Aonamra/Killeenemer". Logainm.ie.
  5. ↑ "Killeenemer Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
  6. ↑ "Ballindangan - Visit Ballyhoura". visitballyhoura.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
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