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Kileenemer Church

Coordinates: 52°12′56″N 8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405
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Kileenemer Church
Killeenemer Church
Cill Aonamra
Kileenemer Church is located in Ireland
Kileenemer Church
Kileenemer Church
52°12′56″N 8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405
LocationKilleenemer, Ballindangan, County Cork
CountryIreland
DenominationCatholic (pre-Reformation)
Architecture
Functional statusruined
StyleRomanesque
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)
Materialsstone, mortar
Administration
DioceseCloyne
Official nameKileenemer
Reference no.316[2]

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

Location

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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]

References

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  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.