Templenagalliaghdoo
Templenagalliaghdoo is a medieval church and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.
| Templenagalliaghdoo | |||||||||
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| Templum Monialium | |||||||||
Teampall na gCailleach Dubh | |||||||||
  Templenagalliaghdoo | |||||||||
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| Location | Errew, Castlehill, County Mayo | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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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
- "Templenagalliaghdoo, County Mayo". earlychristianireland.net. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- "Holdings: Query re the origin of the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- "Teampall na gCailleach Dubh/Templenagalliaghdoo | Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
- "Templenagalliaghdoo". irishstones.org. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
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