Kileenemer Church
| Kileenemer Church | |||||||||
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| Killeenemer Church | |||||||||
Cill Aonamra | |||||||||
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  Kileenemer Church | |||||||||
| 52°12′56″N 8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W | |||||||||
| Location | Killeenemer, Ballindangan, County Cork | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Functional status | ruined | ||||||||
| Style | Romanesque | ||||||||
| Years built | c. 12th century AD[1] | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 17 m (56 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 9 m (30 ft) | ||||||||
| Height | 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (max height of remaining walls) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | stone, mortar | ||||||||
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| Diocese | Cloyne | ||||||||
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Kileenemer Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.
Location
The church is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Ballindangan, to the east of the River Funshion.
History
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
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]
References
- ^ O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). "Romanesque Ireland: Architecture and Ideology in the Twelfth Century". Four Courts – via Google Books.
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-cork.pdf
- ^ O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). "Medieval Ireland: An Archaeology". Tempus – via Google Books.
- ^ "Cill Aonamra/Killeenemer". Logainm.ie.
- ^ "Killeenemer Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
- ^ "Ballindangan - Visit Ballyhoura". visitballyhoura.com.