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Kiltiernan Church

Coordinates: 53°11′17″N 8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W / 53.188048; -8.843033
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Kiltiernan Church
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Kiltiernan Church is located in Ireland
Kiltiernan Church
Kiltiernan Church
53°11′17″N 8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W / 53.188048; -8.843033
LocationKiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway
CountryIreland
DenominationCeltic Christianity
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Architectural typeCeltic Christianity
Years built8th century
Specifications
Length16 m (52 ft)
Width4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors1
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseGalway
Official nameKiltiernan
Reference no.446[1]

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

Location

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

History

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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

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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]

References

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  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.