Church

The National Monuments Service's description

On level ground to SW of Corrúch. This medieval church (E-W; L 7.9m, Wth 3.7m), in fair condition, is a Nat. Mon., known locally as Teampall an Ceathrair Álainn. There is a pointed-arch doorway and plain window in N wall and a single-light ogee-headed window in E gable with an altar below. Remains of an internal partition wall survive at W end, bonded into N side-wall. Three possible ecclesiastical buildings (GA110-086004-) lie to E and W, and a holy well (GA110-086003-) to SE. There is a grave plot (GA110-086002-) at E gable (L 3.1m, Wth 2.8m) which contains five plain flagstones. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 371-9; Leask 1955, 177-8; Westropp 1895, 261)

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Updated by: Olive Alcock

Date of revised upload: 8 February 2016

This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1927 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Galway collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Typescript in 3 vols. Bray.

Westropp, T.J. 1895 Proceedings: Aran Islands. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 25, 250-74.

Leask, H.G. 1955 (Reprint 1977 and 1987) Irish churches and monastic buildings, vol. I. The first phases of the Romanesque. Dundalk. Dundalgan Press.