Kiltiernan Church
Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland.[2][3]
| Kiltiernan Church | |||||||||
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Cill Tiarnáin | |||||||||
  Kiltiernan Church | |||||||||
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| Location | Kiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Functional status | inactive | ||||||||
| Architectural type | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||
| Years built | 8th century | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 16 m (52 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 4 m (13 ft) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Materials | stone | ||||||||
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| Diocese | Galway | ||||||||
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Location
Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough.[4]
History
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
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
- https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-galway.pdf
- Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (15 May 2018). "Report". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
- Comber, Michelle (15 May 2018). Native evidence of non-ferrous metalworking in early historic Ireland. J. and E. Hedhes. ISBN 9781841713809 – via Google Books.
- "Cashel and early church. Kilcolgan, Kiltiernan, Galway, Ireland – aerial photo". www.cambridgeairphotos.com.
- "Kiltiernan Church - Church in Galway - Kiltiernan Church Galway".
- 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.
- "Kiltiernan Church, nr Kilcolgan, Co Galway". Facebook.
- 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 – via Internet Archive.
Kiltiernan.
- McGrath, Thomas (1 January 2008). Carlow: History & Society : Interdiscplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. Geography Publications. ISBN 9780906602386 – via Google Books.
- 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.
- 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.