St. Manchan's Oratory facts for kids

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An Teampall Geal, Templemanagan
Teampall Mhanachain
52.154529°N 10.331290°W / 52.154529; -10.331290
Location	Ballymorereagh, Dingle, County Kerry
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Catholic (pre-Reformation)
History
Dedication	Manchan
Architecture
Functional status	ruined
Style	Celtic Christian
Years built	c. 7th–9th century AD
Specifications
Length	5.5 m (18 ft)
Width	5 m (16 ft)
Height	2.75 m (9 ft 0 in)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	28 m2 (300 sq ft)
Materials	dry stone
Administration
Diocese	Ardfert and Aghadoe
Designations National Monument of Ireland Official name Teampall Geal (St. Manchan's Oratory) Early Medieval Ecclesiastical Site & ogham stone Reference no. 62

St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.

Location

St. Manchan's Oratory is located in Ballymorereagh (An Baile Riabhach), on the southeast slopes of Lateeve (Leataoibh) hill, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) east-northeast of Dingle.

Description

Church

A boat-shaped oratory similar to that at Gallarus. It stands 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) high and has a finial. A souterrain (called Poll na Sagart, the priest's hole, based on the common legends that Catholic priests hid in them in the Penal era) and ancient burial ground with cross-inscribed slabs lie nearby. A holy well, Tobermanaghan, lies to the south.

Ogham stone

The ogham stone (CIIC 170) stands 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) and reads QENỊLOCI MAQI MAQI-AINIA MUC̣[OI] ("of Cellach, son of the son of Ania, of the tribe of ..."). Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.