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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Recorded sizeE-W; L 5.19m, W 3.95m ext.
- StatusNational Monument
What to look for
- Graveyard
- Holy well nearby
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description
Close to shore on E side of Inis Meáin. Cill Cheannanach is a well-preserved E. Chr. oratory (E-W; L 5.19m, Wth 3.95m ext.) with a trabeate doorway in W gable and a triangular-headed window in E one.
Full archaeological record 90 words
Close to shore on E side of Inis Meáin. Cill Cheannanach is a well-preserved E. Chr. oratory (E-W; L 5.19m, Wth 3.95m ext.) with a trabeate doorway in W gable and a triangular-headed window in E one. Projecting corbels survive on three of the corners. It stands at N end of graveyard (GA119-087002-), which also contains a crudely dressed triangular holed stone (possibly the endstone of a slab shrine; GA119-087004-). There is a holy well (GA119-087003-) to NNW. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 318, 407-9; Anon. 1886a, 196; Westropp 1895, 268-70)
References
- The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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Around Kilcanonagh Church
Other heritage nearby
- Dún FearbhaíRingfort · 0.3 km
- DoonconorRingfort · 1.3 km
- O'Brien's CastleCastle · 4.3 km
- Creggankeel FortRingfort · 4.6 km
- St. Eany's Early Medieval Ecclesiastical SiteAbbey or friary · 6.4 km
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Recorded within 5 km
- 5 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 5 ringfortsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 5 megalithic tombsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 5 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 monastic siteArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 castleArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 stone circleArchaeological Survey of Ireland
Walks and trails
- Inis Meain - Lub Cill CheannannachWalking Trail · 7.9 km · nearest point 0.1 km
- Inis Meain - Lúb Dún FearbhaíWalking Trail · 11.0 km · nearest point 0.2 km
- Inis Meain - Lub Dun ChonchuirWalking Trail · 5.2 km · nearest point 1.1 km
Outdoors, towns and places to stay
- Trá Inis Oírr (Main Beach)Beaches · 4.1 km · Excellent Quality (2025)
- Trá Poll na gCaorach Inis OirrBeaches · 5.4 km
Other attractions nearby
- Teach Synge - John Millington Synge's Cottage & MuseumMuseums and Attraction · 1.2 km
- Inis Meáin (Inishmaan)Natural Landscape · 1.3 km
- Rothaí Inis OírrNature and Wildlife · 3.8 km
- Trá Inis OírrBeach · 4.1 km