Templesaghtmacree Explained
| Templesaghtmacree |
| Native Name: | Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí[1] |
| Native Name Lang: | ga |
| Pushpin Map: | Ireland |
| Relief: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 53.0839°N -9.5902°W |
| Country: | Ireland |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Functional Status: | inactive |
| Embedded: | | Designation1: | National Monument of Ireland | | Designation1 Number: | 42 | | Designation1 Offname: | Templesaghtmacree |
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| Years Built: | c. 8th–10th centuries AD |
| Length: | 10.85m (35.6feet) |
| Width: | 4.95m (16.24feet) |
| Floor Count: | 1 |
| Floor Area: | 53.7m2 |
| Materials: | limestone |
| Diocese: | Tuam |
Templesaghtmacree is an Early Christian church and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.[2] [3]
Location
Templesaghtmacree is located right in the centre of Inishmaan, the middle Aran Island. It is directly east of the modern Catholic church, the Church of Our Lady and St John.[4]
History
The name is derived from the Irish language, meaning "Church of the Seven King's Sons,"[5] [6] commemorating seven men of royal birth who came to Inishmaan as hermits.[7] It was formerly a site of pilgrimage.[8]
Church
A rectangular stone church measuring 10.85m (35.6feet) by 4.95m (16.24feet) built circa 8th–10th centuries, only the bases of its walls survive.[9] A doorway and window are in the south wall.[10] [11] It also contains Leaba Cinndeirge ("Cinndeirg's bed"), a grave of an obscure female saint with a cross slab.[12] Tobar Cinndeirge, a holy well, is nearby.[13]
Notes and References
- Web site: Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí/Templesaghtmacree. Logainm.ie.
- Book: Harbison, Peter. Guide to the national monuments in the Republic of Ireland: including a selection of other monuments not in state care. registration. Templesaghtmacree.. 27 May 1975. Gill & Macmillan. Internet Archive.
- Web site: AN tORDÚ LOGAINMNEACHA (CEANTAIR GHAELTACHTA) 2011 . irishstatutebook.ie . 8 June 2020.
- Web site: Catholic Church on Inis Meàin – Church of Our Lady and St John | How's the Serenity?.
- Book: Spellissy, Sean. The history of Galway. 1 January 1999. Celtic Bookshop. 9780953468331. Google Books.
- Book: AA touring guide to Ireland. Automobile Association (Great. Britain). Russell. Beach. 1 January 1976. AA. 9780091270209. Google Books.
- Book: Unit, Curriculum Development. The Aran Islands: At the Edge of the World. 20 March 2017. The O'Brien Press Ltd. 9781847179395. Google Books.
- Web site: Inis Meáin Island | Aran Islands Ferry | Doolin Ferry Co.. Dylan. Commons.
- Web site: Inis Meáin (Inishmaan) – things to see & do -.
- Book: Gosling, Paul. Archaeological Inventory of County Galway: West Galway (including Connemara and the Aran Islands). 27 September 1993. Stationery Office. 9780707603223. Google Books.
- Web site: Ireland. My Travels through Gaialand..
- Book: Gosling, Paul. Archaeological Inventory of County Galway: West Galway (including Connemara and the Aran Islands). 27 September 1993. Stationery Office. 9780707603223. Google Books.
- Book: Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600. registration. 190. Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí.. Andrew. Halpin. Conor. Newman. 27 September 2006. Oxford University Press. Internet Archive.
