Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Depicted on the 1841 ed. OS 6-inch map as a square-shaped earthwork which is annotated 'Templeone' which may suggest the site of a church. Church site (KE029-042001) located 240m to WSW. Hickson (1880, 362-3) recorded that 'Lismore House occupying part of its site; a little to the east of the house are the ruins of two or three tiny oratories or churches (KE029-042001-), and a well called Tubbernataggart, i.e. "the priest's well"; but the grass-grown foundations, with a few scattered stones, are all that remain of the former, since an enterprising Scotch (Lowland) farmer carted away the rest of the sacred buildings a few years ago to build his fences, although there was a limestone quarry near at hand'. Listed by Hurley (1979, 93) as 'Templeone' as an early church site.
In pasture, on moderate N facing slope with good views. Raised sub-circular shaped area (dims. c. 39m N-S x 33m E-W ) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 0.6m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.3m) with entrance gap (Wth 3.1m) at NNW. Interior slopes slightly to N. A raised sub-rectangular shaped area (dims. 11.75m x 9.2m) is visible in NE side of interior built against the base of the enclosing bank, which could be the remains of a possible church site.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 15 June 2022

References

Hickson, M.A. 1880 Notes on Kerry Topography, Ancient and Modern, with Extracts from the Unpublished Desmond Survey and Inquisition (Continued). The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland, 349-64.

Hurley, V. 1979 The distribution, origins and development of temple as a church name in the south-west of Ireland. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 84, 74-94.