Templenaneeve

Near centre of an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA110-073002-). Known locally as Teampall na Naomh, this Nat. Mon. is a much-ruined and conserved E. Chr. oratory (E-W; L 4.75m, Wth 3.45m). Only the lower portions of the walls survive. There is a robbed doorway in N wall and the base of single-light window in E. A quoin at SW corner bears an incised Latin cross: possibly a reused cross slab (GA110-073004-). (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 383; Westropp 1985, 260) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 43.

Templenaneeve, Cill Mhuirbhigh is a 7th- to 9th-century early Christian oratory, built in a typical Irish stone church style, likely dedicated to Saint Murbeg. It is significant as part of an early ecclesiastical site and is protected as a National Monument.