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Temple Varaghan

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What is recorded here

Within a large enclosure (CL033-034001-) on top of Ryan Hill. A building named ‘Temple Varaghan’ is indicated on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Very little is known of its history and it is not certain that this was a church site. Westropp (1900-02, 144) refers to ‘Templeharaghan’ and describes it as being entirely demolished, having stood within a fort ‘now nearly levelled’. Referred to by Swinfen (1992, 133) as ‘Temple Harigan’, she states that there is mention of a Templeharraghan – alias Killargreayn – in the 1195 charter of Clare Abbey and in papal letters. Drumcliff church (CL033-033----) lies c. 700m to the SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL033-034002

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