St. Manchan's Oratory facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St. Manchan's Oratory |
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| An Teampall Geal, Templemanagan | |
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Teampall Mhanachain
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 St. Manchan's Oratory
Location in Ireland
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| 52°09′16″N 10°19′53″W / 52.154529°N 10.331290°W | |
| 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 |
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| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.
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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.
