Temple an Cheathrair Aluinn Church, Oghil
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Temple an Cheathrair Aluinn Church, Oghil

Church building in County Galway, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • MedievalIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
Eochaill (Bar. Árainn), Co. Galway53.12970, -9.71595
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch
  • Date or period mentionedmedieval
  • Recorded sizeE-W; L 7.9m, W 3.7m
  • StatusNational Monument

What to look for

  • 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.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

On level ground to SW of Corrúch. This medieval church (E-W; L 7.9m, Wth 3.7m), in fair condition, is a Nat.

Full archaeological record 112 words

On level ground to SW of Corrúch. This medieval church (E-W; L 7.9m, Wth 3.7m), in fair condition, is a Nat. Mon., known locally as Teampall an Ceathrair Álainn. There is a pointed-arch doorway and plain window in N wall and a single-light ogee-headed window in E gable with an altar below. Remains of an internal partition wall survive at W end, bonded into N side-wall. Three possible ecclesiastical buildings (GA110-086004-) lie to E and W, and a holy well (GA110-086003-) to SE. There is a grave plot (GA110-086002-) at E gable (L 3.1m, Wth 2.8m) which contains five plain flagstones. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 371-9; Leask 1955, 177-8; Westropp 1895, 261)

References

  • Date of revised upload: 8 February 2016
  • This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Olive Alcock · 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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