What is recorded here

Cross-inscribed stones in An Baile Riabhach mark Teampall Mhanacháin, a white church on the lower eastern slopes of Lateevemore overlooking Dingle Harbour. Four boulders in the inner wall-face carry equal-armed crosses, one with expanded terminals, beside a burial ground where the dead faced the sea and the living watched the water. The crosses are not decorative; they are claims, warnings or prayers written in stone before ink or paper. To stand there is to be remembered by a place that has been watching the harbour for centuries.

Templemanaghan/Teampall Mhanacháin or Teampall Geal and its associated burial ground lie on the lower E slopes of Lateevemore and command a magnificent view over Dingle Harbour and the Milltown valley. Cross-slabs: (6) Fig. 15Id g, h and i (KE043-140013-, KE043-140014- & KE043-140015-) Three boulders in the inner wall-face of the oratory are inscribed respectively with 4, 2 and 1 simple equal-armed crosses and a 4th (KE043-140016-) bears an equal-armed cross with expanded terminals. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 824. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 8 August 2013

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