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

Templenagalliaghdoo
Templum Monialium
Teampall na gCailleach Dubh
Templenagalliaghdoo is located in Ireland
Templenagalliaghdoo
Templenagalliaghdoo
54°03′16″N 9°15′49″W / 54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607
LocationErrew, Castlehill, County Mayo
CountryIreland
DenominationCatholic
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Specifications
Length7.7 m (25 ft)
Width4.6 m (15 ft)
Number of floors1
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseKillala
Designations
Official nameTemplenagalliaghdoo
Reference no.308

Location

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

History

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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

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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

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  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.
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