Derrynaflan Church
Church in County Tipperary, Ireland
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Derrynaflan Church is a medieval church and National Monument located in County Tipperary, Ireland.[1][2][3]
County Tipperary, Ireland
| Derrynaflan Church | |
|---|---|
| Native name Teampall Dhoire na bhFlann (Irish) | |
The site in January 2022. | |
| Type | church |
| Location | Lurgoe, Littleton Bog, County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52.597318°N 7.733818°W |
| Elevation | 139 m (456 ft) |
| Built | 11th–13th century AD |
| Architectural styles | Romanesque, Gothic |
| Official name | Derrynaflan Church |
| Reference no. | 335 |
  Location of Derrynaflan Church in Ireland | |
Location
History
The monastery at Derrynaflan ("Oak grove of the Flanns"; formerly Daire Eidnech, "ivied oak grove") was founded by Ruadhán of Lorrha in the 6th century AD. It came under the patronage of the King-Bishops of Cashel. It was an important culdee centre, but went into decline after Fedelmid mac Crimthainn died in AD 846. Only the enclosure survives.
The surviving stone church is a pre-Norman cell with a chancel later added.[citation needed]
A Franciscan community existed at Derrynaflan between 1676 and 1717.[citation needed]
It is famous as the discovery site of the Derrynaflan Hoard of gold and silver objects of the 8th–9th century.[5][6][7]
A stone slab found on the site (now in the National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology) is inscribed OR DOAN MAIN DVBSCVLL, "a prayer for the soul of Dubscuile."[8]
Description
A pre-Norman single-celled church without antae. The east, north and south walls of the chancel with five windows and the foundations of the nave survive.
There is also a ring barrow and medieval cemetery. To the northeast is a burial site, supposedly that of the legendary Gobán Saor.[9]