Q4006 : Kilmalkedar Church

taken 6 years ago, near to Murreagh, Co Kerry, Ireland

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Kilmalkedar Church
Kilmalkedar Church
Kilmalkedar Church

Kilmalkedar is a medieval ecclesiastical site and National Monument located in County Kerry.
Kilmalkedar is traditionally associated with Saint Brendan (c. AD 484 – c. 577), but also with a local saint, Maolcethair (Maol Céadair, Maol Céaltair, Malkedar; died 636).
The surviving church dates to the mid-12th century, with the chancel extended c. 1200.
The church resembles Cormac's Chapel on the Rock of Cashel. The doorway is a notable Hiberno-Romanesque piece. A hole in the east wall of the chancel is called "the eye of the needle"; if one can fit through it, one is certain to go to heaven.
Pre-Romanesque remains include a corbelled building, perhaps a monastic cell; an alphabet stone; an Ogham stone; a sundial; a stone cross; and some bullauns. One of the bullauns is associated with the mythical cow Glas Gaibhnenn.

National Monuments of Ireland

A National Monument in the Republic of Ireland is a structure or site, the preservation of which has been deemed to be of national importance and therefore worthy of state protection. If the land adjoining the monument is essential to protect it, this land may also be protected.
A list of the monuments can be found at LinkExternal link

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Q4006, 33 images   (more nearby search)
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Date Taken
Monday, 30 July, 2018   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 19 October, 2018
Geographical Context
Historic sites and artefacts  Religious sites  Derelict, Disused 
Subject Location
Irish: geotagged! Q 402 061 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:11.0853N 10:20.1815W
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Irish: geotagged! Q 402 062
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South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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