Gallarus Oratory Rear

The Gallarus Oratory is a chapel on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. It has been presented variously as an early-Christian stone church by antiquary Charles Smith, in 1756; a 12th-century Romanesque church by archaeologist Peter Harbison in 1970; a shelter for pilgrims by the same in 1994. The local tradition prevalent at the time of Charles Smith attriā€¦
The Gallarus Oratory is a chapel on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. It has been presented variously as an early-Christian stone church by antiquary Charles Smith, in 1756; a 12th-century Romanesque church by archaeologist Peter Harbison in 1970; a shelter for pilgrims by the same in 1994. The local tradition prevalent at the time of Charles Smith attributed it to one Griffith More, being a funerary chapel built by him or his family at their burial place.
  • Location: Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry
  • Country: Ireland
  • Denomination: Pre-Reformation Catholic
  • Floor area: 14.4 m² (155 sq ft)
  • Materials: Old Red Sandstone
  • Archdiocese: Cashel
  • Diocese: Ardfert and Aghadoe
Data from: en.wikipedia.org