Templenagalliaghdoo

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Templenagalliaghdoo
Templum Monialium
Teampall na gCailleach Dubh
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Templenagalliaghdoo
54°03′16″N9°15′49″W / 54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607 Coordinates: 54°03′16″N9°15′49″W / 54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607
LocationErrew, Castlehill, County Mayo
CountryIreland
Denomination Catholic
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Specifications
Length7.7 m (25 ft)
Width4.6 m (15 ft)
Number of floors1
Materials stone
Administration
Diocese Killala
Designations
Official nameTemplenagalliaghdoo
Reference no.308

Templenagalliaghdoo is a medieval church and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.

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Location

Templenagalliaghdoo is located on a peninsula stretching into Lough Conn, immediately to the north of Errew Abbey. [1]

History

The name means "Church of the Black Nun." [2] [3] This church was built on the site of a previous church founded in the 6th century; it may have been an oratory or nunnery.

Buildings

Templenagalliaghdoo is a small rectangular building with walls 50 cm thick and an entrance in the southwest, surrounded by a dry stone wall enclosure (17 × 23 m). [4]

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References

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  2. "Holdings: Query re the origin of the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-12.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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  4. "Templenagalliaghdoo". irishstones.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)