St. Manchan's Oratory
Church in County Kerry, Ireland
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St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal ("the bright church") is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.[2][3][4][5]
| St. Manchan's Oratory | |
|---|---|
| An Teampall Geal, Templemanagan | |
Teampall Mhanachain | |
The oratory and ogham stone | |
  St. Manchan's Oratory Location within Ireland | |
| 52.154529°N 10.331290°W | |
| 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) |
| Materials | dry stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Ardfert and Aghadoe |
Official name | Teampull Geal (Ballymorereagh) |
| Reference no. | 62[1] |
Location
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.[8] 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.[9] 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[OI] ("of Cellach, son of the son of Ania, of the tribe of ...").[10][11] Sabine Ziegler placed it in the 5th–7th centuries AD.[12]