Saints and Stones: Gallarus Oratory in the Dingle Peninsula
The Church of the Place of the Foreigners
The Gallarus Oratory is an early Christian church located on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry. Estimates of its age vary. Though the building is believed to have been built between the 7th Century and 9th Century, some believe it could have been built as late as the 12th Century because of the Romanesque-style window on its eastern wall.
Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
5 Sept, 2016 - Day 5 Ireland
Gallarus Oratory - Dingle, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland
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Ancient church built over 1,000 years ago.
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Travel blogs from Gallarus Oratory:
- ... After the cruise we continued on the Slea Head Drive to Gallarus Oratory, a tiny stone church built without mortar that's more than 1000 years old and is still water tight ...
- ... Stopped at the Dunbeg Fort, the Beehive huts, the outlook to see where Ryan's Daughter was filmed and the Gallarus Oratory ...
- ... The next three stops were the Reasc Monastery, Gallarus Oratory, and the Kilmalkedar Church ...
- ... Then drove the Slea Head route and saw many sights along the way such as the Gallarus Oratory, some beehive huts (called clochans) lived in by Monks in the Dark Ages, and a Stone Age ring fort, and ferry ...
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- Inside Gallarus Oratory west facing window by Spritzos from a blog titled Awesome Day!
- Gallarus Oratory 8th century by Spritzos from a blog titled Awesome Day!
- Gallarus Oratory enclosure by Spritzos from a blog titled Awesome Day!
- Gallarus Oratory by Joergenmaria from a blog titled O`Brians pass, Dingle, Gallarus oratory
- Gallarus Oratory by Leau77 from a blog titled A day trip to Dingle (An Daingean)
- Gallarus Oratory by Sarah0924 from a blog titled Corca Dhuibhne
- Gallarus Oratory by Dawntodero from a blog titled Day 5 - Dingle
- Gallarus Oratory by Marcusgarfunkel from a blog titled Dingle Peninsula
- Gallarus Oratory by Mcmtammy from a blog titled More of the Dingle Peninsula and Back to Shannon
Gallarus oratory and Kilmalkedar church, Ireland
Gallarus oratory and St. Brendan church (Kilmalkedar ), Dingle peninsula, Ireland 2003
The Gallarus Oratory (Irish: Séipéilín Ghallarais, literally The Church of the Place of the Foreigners) is believed to be an early Christian church located on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
The oratory overlooks the harbour at Ard na Caithne (formerly also called Smerwick) on the Dingle Peninsula. The oratory is built of large cut stones from the Dingle Beds of the Upper Silurian Old Red Sandstone.
Kilmalkedar - Romanesque Church. This Early Christian and later Medieval site is spread over a large area of around 10 acres. Although the history of this site is associated with St Brendan it is thought to have been founded by St Maolcethair, a local saint. At the centre of this area is the 12th century Hiberno-Romanesque Church pictured right
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Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula
The Gallarus Oratory, believed to be built around the 6th Century, and the best preserved example of early Christianity in Dingle. According to local legend, if a person climbs out of the oratory via the window, their soul will be cleansed. This is, however, physically impossible, because the window is approximately 18cm in length and 12cm in width. The interior neasure approx 10 x 15 feet,
While we were visiting it in March 2013, a busload of boys arrived with their teacher. I listened to the lesson and the singing. . . and then just waited. . . This reminds me of a clown car!
Gallarus Oratory
Tim Friesen with Walking Adventures International at Gallarus Oratory on the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland
GALLARUS ORATORY - Caherdorgan South, Co. Kerry, Ireland
The iconic Gallarus oratory is often referred to as resembling an upturned boat. The church is now a well-known tourist attraction. Constructed entirely out of local stone, the church is corbel vaulted. This entailed gradually overlapping the stones, so that each course projected slightly inwards until the arch was closed at the apex of the roof. This was an ancient technique of roof construction which effectively sheds water.
The exact date of the structure is unknown, although it has suggested that it may date from the 7th or 8th centuries, based on a number of architectural features. It is a small structure measuring 4.8 m long by by 3 m wide. The single diminutive window is located in the eastern gable wall. A local tradition states that anyone who climbs through this tiny window is guaranteed access to heaven. The entrance into the church is defined by a simple linteled doorway located in the western wall. This was originally sealed by a wooden door that was secured in place by two stone brackets.
Outside the church, on its northern side, is a low rectangular stone setting, which may mark the location of a léacht or grave. It contains a simple cross slab at its head that bears an inscription in half unical script, ‘Colum Mac Dinet‘ (Colm son of Dinet).
There exist several interpretations as to the origin and meaning of the Irish Gallarus. A popular meaning is something like the house or shelter for foreigner(s) (Gall Aras), the said foreigners being possibly these pilgrims that have come from outside the Peninsula. Gallarus has also been interpreted as meaning rocky headland (Gall-iorrus).
As the oratory is the only intact specimen of its type, it has attracted considerable attention, starting from antiquarians in the middle of the 18th century.
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Gallarus Oratory
Animation of a laser scan survey of the Oratory at Gallarus, Co Kerry. Surveyed using a Faro Focus 120 scanner by the Discovery Programme as part of the 3D-ICONS project. The animation, generated in Pointools shows the point cloud data rendered with the intensity values
About the Gallarus Oratory
Our trip in Dingle Ireland. This is when we went on the Slea Head drive with our guide Mossie Scanlon, and we stopped at an ancient Bee-Hive Hut known as the Gallarus Oratory. I give a brief explanation on what it is.
Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland 2015/7/19 Mike Gibbs, Kayla Sco
Irish Flag at Gallarus Oratory, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
5 Sept, 2016 - Day 5 Ireland
Irlandrundreise 2012: Gallarus Oratory
Das Gallarus Oratory (irisch Sáipéilín Ghallarais) liegt im Westen der Dingle-Halbinsel im County Kerry in Irland nahe dem Ort Kilmalkedar, wo im 7. Jahrhundert ein Kloster bestand. Es ist der am besten erhaltene bootförmige, in Trockenmauertechnik errichtete Kraggewölbebau der Insel.
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The 15 minute video of the Gallarus Oratory Visitor Center
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Historic Gallarus Oratory on Dingle Peninsula Ireland 23.4.19
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Gallarus Oratory - Ireland, Kerry 2011 - VANoftheSHANEs
The Gallarus Oratory (Irish: Séipéilín Ghallarais, literally The Church of the Place of the Foreigners) is believed to be an early Christian church located on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.
The oratory overlooks the harbour at Ard na Caithne (formerly also called Smerwick) on the Dingle Peninsula.
We had the chance to see this amazing place during one of our motorhome trips in 2011. I really recommend visiting this place if you fo to Kerry and you have interest in stone buildings. The architectural work is so precise that you'll keep wondering how this building was built without modern tools.