Kiltiernan Church

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LocationKiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway
CountryIreland
Functional statusinactive
Kiltiernan Church
Cill Tiarnáin
Kiltiernan Church is located in Ireland
Kiltiernan Church
Kiltiernan Church
53°11′17″N 8°50′35″W / 53.188048°N 8.843033°W / 53.188048; -8.843033
LocationKiltiernan East, Kilcolgan, County Galway
CountryIreland
DenominationCeltic Christianity
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Architectural typeCeltic Christianity
Years built8th century
Specifications
Length16 m (52 ft)
Width4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors1
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseGalway
Official nameKiltiernan
Reference no.446[1]

Kiltiernan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland.[2][3]

Kiltiernan Church is located 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-southeast of Kilcolgan, east of Tullynafrankagh Lough.[4]

History

There are no written records of Kiltiernan. It is believed to have been founded by a Saint Tiernan in the 5th century AD, with the surviving stone church dating to the 8th century.[5]

When it was excavated, an enclosure wall not parallel to the church was found.[6]

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