Kileenemer Church

Kileenemer Church
Kileenemer Church
Killeenemer Church
Cill Aonamra
	Kileenemer Church
	52.215483°N 8.328405°W
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
National Monument of Ireland
Official name	Kileenemer
Reference no.	316[2]

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

O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Romanesque Ireland: Architecture and Ideology in the Twelfth Century. Four Courts. ISBN 9781851826179 – via Google Books.
"National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Medieval Ireland: An Archaeology. Tempus. ISBN 9780752414645 – via Google Books.
"Cill Aonamra/Killeenemer". Logainm.ie.
"Killeenemer Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
"Ballindangan - Visit Ballyhoura". visitballyhoura.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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[1] O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Romanesque Ireland: Architecture and Ideology in the Twelfth Century. Four Courts. ISBN 9781851826179 – via Google Books.

[2] "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[3] O'Keeffe, Tadhg (13 July 2017). Medieval Ireland: An Archaeology. Tempus. ISBN 9780752414645 – via Google Books.

[4] "Cill Aonamra/Killeenemer". Logainm.ie.

[5] "Killeenemer Church". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.

[6] "Ballindangan - Visit Ballyhoura". visitballyhoura.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.