Church

The National Monuments Service's description

To E of R.C. church at centre of Inis Meáin. Known locally as Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí, this rectangular church (E-W; L 10.85m, Wth 4.95m), a National Monument, is much rebuilt. There are remains of a doorway and window in S wall and evidence of an internal division, but otherwise featureless. Immediately to S is Leaba Chinndeirge (GA119-081002-), a rectangular drystone structure (L 3.04m, Wth 1.66m, H 0.8m) with a cross (GA119-081003-) at its E end (Higgins 1987, vol. 2, 325, no. 51). To SW is a holy well (GA119-082----). (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 406; Westropp 1895, 269)

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: 18 January 2016

This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.

References

Higgins, J.G. 1987 The Early Christian cross slabs, pillar stones and related monuments of County Galway, Ireland, 2 vols. British Archaeological Reports, International Series 375. Oxford.

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.