St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4][5]
| St. Manchan's Oratory | |
|---|---|
| An Teampall Geal, Templemanagan | |
Teampall Mhanachain | |
  St. Manchan's Oratory | |
| 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 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
| Official name | Teampull Geal (Ballymorereagh) |
| Reference no. | 62[1] |
Location
editSt. Manchan's Oratory is located in Ballymorereagh (An Baile Riabhach), on the southeast slopes of Lateeve (Leataoibh) hill, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) west-northwest of Dingle.[6][7]
Description
editChurch
editA boat-shaped oratory similar to that at Gallarus. It stands 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) high and has a finial.[8] 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.[9] A holy well, Tobermanaghan, lies to the south.
Ogham stone
editThe 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 ...").[10][11] Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.[12]
References
edit- ^ "National Monuments of County Kerry in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "Saints and Stones: St. Manchan's Oratory (Teampall Mhanachain)". www.saintsandstones.net.
- ^ "The Dingle Peninsula (Co. Kerry) – Page 4 – Ireland Byways". irelandbyways.com.
- ^ O'Donovan, John (5 November 1983). "The Antiquities of the County of Kerry". Royal Carbery Books – via Google Books.
- ^ Celtica. Institute for Advanced Studies. 5 November 1990. ISBN 9781855001398 – via Google Books.
- ^ "An Baile Riabhach". www.corcadhuibhne3d.ie.
- ^ Ireland, Royal Society of Antiquaries of (5 November 1988). "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland" – via Google Books.
- ^ Barrington, T. J. (5 November 1999). Discovering Kerry: Its History, Heritage & Topography. Collins Press. ISBN 9781898256717 – via Google Books.
- ^ "St Manchan's Oratory, Ballymorereagh Early Christian Site, Kerry".
- ^ "Ogham in 3D - Ballymorereagh / 170. Ballymorereagh". ogham.celt.dias.ie.
- ^ GoKerry.ie. "An Baile Riabhach - Teampall Mhancháin nó an Teampall Geal, Archaeological Sites, monastic site, ogham stone, church, Ventry". www.gokerry.ie.
- ^ "CISP - BLYGH/1". www.ucl.ac.uk.