Templeroan Church (in Ruins) — Clogher Demesne

Just S of centre of graveyard (14564). Fragmentary remains of rectangular church (14.4m E-W; c. 7.6m N-S), of which only S wall and very short returns of E and W walls now stand. South wall stands to original height, topped with ivy and heavily overgrown at E and W ends. Overgrown gap (Wth 1.3m) near E end probably indicates position of window. Central portion of external wall repointed in early 1980s. Buttress-like wall at SE corner may be same as 'low wall...about eight feet long' described by Byrne (1902, 85), who ascribed it to a sacristy. Line of W wall indicated by ivy-clad linear mound. North wall survives as low rise; along its line is burial vault erected by Garret Nagle in 1796 and burial vault of Roberts family of Shanballymore. Before its collapse, E wall described by Power (1932, 110) as having three central arches, each 'six feet wide', the central member pointed, 'a foot or so higher than its companions' and opening right down to the ground, while the other two were round-arched and window-like. He felt that this was more like a chancel arch than end wall, though no trace of chancel then survived. Remains of parish church of Templeroan. Reported 'in ruins' by 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 395); church at Templeroan mentioned in 1252 (Byrne 1902, 83). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009