Kiltiernan Church

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Kiltiernan Church
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Kiltiernan Church
53°11′17″N8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W / 53.188048; -8.843033
LocationKiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway
CountryIreland
Denomination Celtic Christianity
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Architectural type Celtic Christianity
Years built8th century
Specifications
Length16 m (52 ft)
Width4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors1
Materials stone
Administration
Diocese Galway
Official nameKiltiernan
Reference no.446 [1]

Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland. [2] [3]

Contents

Location

Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough. [4]

History

There are no written records of Kiltiernan. It is believed to have been founded by a Saint Tiernan in the 5th century AD, with the surviving stone church dating to the 8th century. [5]

When it was excavated, an enclosure wall not parallel to the church was found. [6]

Buildings

A stone church with a flat-headed trabeate doorway, sloping jambs and single lintel; [7] and a chancel added later. [8] [9] The east window is triangle-headed and formed of two stones. [10]

The enclosure covers 1.55 hectares (3.8 acres). The outlines of over 20 structures (mostly house-sites) can be discerned as mounds, and over 16 sub-enclosures. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (15 May 2018). "Report". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ Comber, Michelle (15 May 2018). Native evidence of non-ferrous metalworking in early historic Ireland. J. and E. Hedhes. ISBN   9781841713809 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Cashel and early church. Kilcolgan, Kiltiernan, Galway, Ireland – aerial photo". www.cambridgeairphotos.com.
  5. ↑ "Kiltiernan Church - Church in Galway - Kiltiernan Church Galway".
  6. ↑ Marshall, Jenny White; Rourke, Grellan D. (15 May 2018). High Island: An Irish Monastery in the Atlantic. Town House and Country House. ISBN   9781860591211 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ "Kiltiernan Church, nr Kilcolgan, Co Galway". Facebook.
  8. ↑ Harbison, Peter (1 May 1975). Guide to the national monuments in the Republic of Ireland: including a selection of other monuments not in state care . Gill & Macmillan. ISBN   9780717107582 – via Internet Archive. Kiltiernan.
  9. ↑ McGrath, Thomas (1 January 2008). Carlow: History & Society : Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. Geography Publications. ISBN   9780906602386 – via Google Books.
  10. ↑ Valor, Magdalena; Carmona, Maria Antonia (15 May 2018). IV European symposium for teachers of medieval archaeology: Sevilla-Córdoba : 29th september-2nd october : 1999. Universidad de Sevilla. ISBN   9788447206858 – via Google Books.
  11. ↑ O'Dowd, Peadar (5 October 2004). A History of County Galway: A comprehensive study of Galway's history, culture and people. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN   9780717165438 – via Google Books.
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