Church in County Mayo, Ireland
| Templenagalliaghdoo | |||||||||||
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| Templum Monialium | |||||||||||
| Teampall na gCailleach Dubh | |||||||||||
  Templenagalliaghdoo | |||||||||||
| 54°03′16″N 9°15′49″W / 54.054360°N 9.263607°W / 54.054360; -9.263607 | |||||||||||
| Location | Errew, Castlehill, County Mayo | ||||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic | ||||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||||
| 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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Templenagalliaghdoo is a medieval church and National Monument in County Mayo, Ireland.
Location
Templenagalliaghdoo is located on a peninsula stretching into Lough Conn, immediately to the north of Errew Abbey.
History
The name means "Church of the Black Nun." 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).
References
- "Templenagalliaghdoo, County Mayo". earlychristianireland.net. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Holdings: Query re the origin of the name..." sources.nli.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Teampall na gCailleach Dubh/Templenagalliaghdoo | Logainm.ie". logainm.ie. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
- "Templenagalliaghdoo". irishstones.org. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
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