Kiltiernan Church

Kiltiernan Church
Cill Tiarnáin
Kiltiernan Church
53.188048°N 8.843033°W / 53.188048; -8.843033
Location	Kiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Celtic Christianity
Architecture
Functional status	inactive
Architectural type	Celtic Christianity
Years built	8th century
Specifications
Length	16 m (52 ft)
Width	4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors	1
Materials	stone
Administration
Diocese	Galway
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Kiltiernan
Reference no.	446[1]

Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland.[2][3]

Location

Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough.[4]

History

There are no written records of Kiltiernan. It is believed to have been founded by a Saint Tiernan in the 5th century AD, with the surviving stone church dating to the 8th century.[5]

When it was excavated, an enclosure wall not parallel to the church was found.[6]

Buildings

A stone church with a flat-headed trabeate doorway, sloping jambs and single lintel;[7] and a chancel added later.[8][9] The east window is triangle-headed and formed of two stones.[10]

The enclosure covers 1.55 hectares (3.8 acres). The outlines of over 20 structures (mostly house-sites) can be discerned as mounds, and over 16 sub-enclosures.[11]

References

1. "National Monuments of County Galway in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 6. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
2. Committee, Commonwealth Shipping (15 May 2018). "Report". H.M. Stationery Office – via Google Books.
3. Comber, Michelle (15 May 2018). Native evidence of non-ferrous metalworking in early historic Ireland. J. and E. Hedhes. ISBN 9781841713809 – via Google Books.
4. "Cashel and early church. Kilcolgan, Kiltiernan, Galway, Ireland – aerial photo". www.cambridgeairphotos.com.
5. "Kiltiernan Church - Church in Galway - Kiltiernan Church Galway".
6. Marshall, Jenny White; Rourke, Grellan D. (15 May 2018). High Island: An Irish Monastery in the Atlantic. Town House and Country House. ISBN 9781860591211 – via Google Books.
7. "Kiltiernan Church, nr Kilcolgan, Co Galway". Facebook.
8. Harbison, Peter (1 May 1975). Guide to the national monuments in the Republic of Ireland: including a selection of other monuments not in state care. Gill & Macmillan. ISBN 9780717107582 – via Internet Archive. Kiltiernan.
9. McGrath, Thomas (1 January 2008). Carlow: History & Society : Interdisciplinary Essays on the History of an Irish County. Geography Publications. ISBN 9780906602386 – via Google Books.
10. Valor, Magdalena; Carmona, Maria Antonia (15 May 2018). IV European symposium for teachers of medieval archaeology: Sevilla-Córdoba : 29th september-2nd october : 1999. Universidad de Sevilla. ISBN 9788447206858 – via Google Books.
11. O'Dowd, Peadar (5 October 2004). A History of County Galway: A comprehensive study of Galway's history, culture and people. Gill & Macmillan Ltd. ISBN 9780717165438 – via Google Books.