St. Manchan's Oratory
| St. Manchan's Oratory | |||||||||
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| An Teampall Geal, Templemanagan | |||||||||
Teampall Mhanachain | |||||||||
  St. Manchan's Oratory | |||||||||
| 52°09′16″N 10°19′53″W / 52.154529°N 10.331290°W | |||||||||
| Location | Ballymorereagh, Dingle, County Kerry | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Dedication | Manchan | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Functional status | ruined | ||||||||
| Style | Celtic Christian | ||||||||
| Years built | c. 7th–9th century AD | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 5.5 m (18 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 5 m (16 ft) | ||||||||
| Height | 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 28 m2 (300 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | dry stone | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe | ||||||||
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St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4][5]
Location
St. Manchan's Oratory is located in Ballymorereagh (An Baile Riabhach), on the southeast slopes of Lateeve (Leataoibh) hill, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east-northeast of Dingle.[6][7]
Description
Church
A boat-shaped oratory similar to that at Gallarus. It stands 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) high and has a finial.[8] A souterrain (called Poll na Sagart, the priest's hole, based on the common legends that Catholic priests hid in them in the Penal era) and ancient burial ground with cross-inscribed slabs lie nearby.[9] A holy well, Tobermanaghan, lies to the south.
Ogham stone
The ogham stone (CIIC 170) stands 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) and reads QENỊLOCI MAQI MAQI-AINIA MUC̣[OI] ("of Cellach, son of the son of Ania, of the tribe of ...").[10][11] Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.[12]
References
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-kerry.pdf
- ^ "Saints and Stones: St. Manchan's Oratory (Teampall Mhanachain)". www.saintsandstones.net.
- ^ "The Dingle Peninsula (Co. Kerry) – Page 4 – Ireland Byways". irelandbyways.com.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (5 November 1983). "The Antiquities of the County of Kerry". Royal Carbery Books – via Google Books.
- ^ "Celtica". Institute for Advanced Studies. 5 November 1990 – via Google Books.
- ^ "An Baile Riabhach". www.corcadhuibhne3d.ie.
- ^ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (5 November 1988). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland" – via Google Books.
- ^ Barrington, T. J. (5 November 1999). "Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography". Collins Press – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.megalithicireland.com/Ballymorereagh%20Early%20Christian%20Site,%20Kerry.html
- ^ "Ogham in 3D - Ballymorereagh / 170. Ballymorereagh". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
- ^ GoKerry.ie. "An Baile Riabhach - Teampall Mhancháin nó an Teampall Geal, Archaeological Sites, monastic site, ogham stone, church, Ventry,". www.gokerry.ie.
- ^ "CISP - BLYGH/1". www.ucl.ac.uk.