Church in Ballinafad

On top of a broad hill, and described as an old church called Tamplereagh by J. O'Donovan in 1837 (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 2, 42). It is depicted on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch map as a circular area (diam. c. 90m) defined by field banks WSW-N-ESE. It is known locally as Teampull church, and the graveyard (RO029-140002-) is described locally as an area of about 2 acres (c. 0.8ha) which contained low mounds but no grave markers. The graveyard is an ecclesiastical enclosure defined by a field bank and hedge WSW-N, but the perimeter N-ESE has been removed and no mounds are now visible in pasture. The outline of the enclosure (diam. c. 80m) is visible as a fosse feature on the OSI aerial images (2005) and Bing (c. 2013). A point on the perimeter at NW consisting of a stone wall (L 2.5m E-W; H 0.6m; T c. 2m) with a wall running SSW from its W end (L 2.5m; H 1m; T 1m) is regarded as the church. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010