Templenagalliaghdoo

Templenagalliaghdoo
Templum Monialium
Teampall na gCailleach Dubh
Templenagalliaghdoo
54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607
Location	Errew, Castlehill, County Mayo
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Catholic
Architecture
Functional status	inactive
Specifications
Length	7.7 m (25 ft)
Width	4.6 m (15 ft)
Number of floors	1
Materials	stone
Administration
Diocese	Killala
Designations National monument of Ireland Official name Templenagalliaghdoo Reference no. 308

Templenagalliaghdoo is a medieval church and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.

Location

Templenagalliaghdoo is located on a peninsula stretching into Lough Conn, immediately to the north of Errew Abbey.[1]

History

The name means "Church of the Black Nun."[2][3] This church was built on the site of a previous church founded in the 6th century; it may have been an oratory or nunnery.

Buildings

Templenagalliaghdoo is a small rectangular building with walls 50 cm thick and an entrance in the southwest, surrounded by a dry stone wall enclosure (17 × 23 m).[4]

References

1. "Templenagalliaghdoo, County Mayo". earlychristianireland.net. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
2. "Holdings: Query re the origin of the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
3. "Teampall na gCailleach Dubh/Templenagalliaghdoo | Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
4. "Templenagalliaghdoo". irishstones.org. Retrieved 12 November 2016.

External links

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