Church in County Kerry, Ireland
| 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 / 52.154529; -10.331290 | |
| 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 m (300 sq ft) |
| Materials | dry stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
| National monument of Ireland | |
| Official name | Teampull Geal (Ballymorereagh) |
| Reference no. | 62 |
St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.
Location
St. 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.
Description
Church
A boat-shaped oratory similar to that at Gallarus. It stands 2.75 m (9 ft 0 in) high and has a finial. 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. A holy well, Tobermanaghan, lies to the south.
Ogham stone
The ogham stone (CIIC 170) stands 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) and reads QENỊLOCI MAQI MAQI-AINIA MUC̣ ("of Cellach, son of the son of Ania, of the tribe of ..."). Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.
References
- "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.
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