Templenagalliaghdoo

Templenagalliaghdoo is a medieval church and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.

Templenagalliaghdoo
Templum Monialium
Teampall na gCailleach Dubh
Templenagalliaghdoo
54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607
LocationErrew, Castlehill, County Mayo
CountryIreland
DenominationCatholic
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Specifications
Length7.7 m (25 ft)
Width4.6 m (15 ft)
Number of floors1
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseKillala
Designations
Official nameTemplenagalliaghdoo
Reference no.308

Location

Templenagalliaghdoo is located on a peninsula stretching into Lough Conn, immediately to the north of Errew Abbey.[1]

History

The name means "Church of the Black Nun."[2][3] This church was built on the site of a previous church founded in the 6th century; it may have been an oratory or nunnery.

Buildings

Templenagalliaghdoo is a small rectangular building with walls 50 cm thick and an entrance in the southwest, surrounded by a dry stone wall enclosure (17 × 23 m).[4]

References

  1. "Templenagalliaghdoo, County Mayo". earlychristianireland.net. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  2. "Holdings: Query re the origin of the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  3. "Teampall na gCailleach Dubh/Templenagalliaghdoo | Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  4. "Templenagalliaghdoo". irishstones.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.


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