Kileenemer Church

Kileenemer Church
Killeenemer Church
Cill Aonamra
Kileenemer Church
52°12′56″N 8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405Coordinates: 52°12′56″N 8°19′42″W / 52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405
Location	Killeenemer, Ballindangan, County Cork
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Catholic (pre-Reformation)
Architecture
Functional status	ruined
Style	Romanesque
Years built	c. 12th century AD[1]
Specifications
Length	17 m (56 ft)
Width	9 m (30 ft)
Height	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (max height of remaining walls)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)
Materials	stone, mortar
Administration
Diocese	Cloyne
Designations National Monument of Ireland Official name Kileenemer Church[2] Reference no. 216

Kileenemer Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.

Location

The church is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Ballindangan, to the east of the River Funshion.

History

Window detail

The church was built around the 12th century.^[3]A change in masonry style in the south wall shows that the church was extended eastwards at some point after its initial construction.

The etymology is uncertain; it may have originally been Cillín Íomair, "Ivor's little church."^[4]

Church

Sky window

The church is rectangular, with the roof absent. The west wall has a central doorway with rounded arch. The antae at the corners of the west wall have been partly rebuilt.^[5] Many of the stones bear horseshoe-shaped mason's marks.

Around is an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A bullaun is nearby.^[6]

References