Kileenemer Church

Kileenemer Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.

Kileenemer Church
Killeenemer Church
Cill Aonamra
Kileenemer Church
52.215483°N 8.328405°W / 52.215483; -8.328405
Location	Killeenemer, Ballindangan, County Cork
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Catholic (pre-Reformation)
Architecture
Functional status	ruined
Style	Romanesque
Years built	c. 12th century AD[1]
Specifications
Length	17 m (56 ft)
Width	9 m (30 ft)
Height	1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) (max height of remaining walls)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	160 m2 (1,700 sq ft)
Materials	stone, mortar
Administration
Diocese	Cloyne
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Kileenemer
Reference no.	316[2]

Location

The church is located 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) south of Ballindangan, to the east of the River Funshion.

History

Window detail

The church was built around the 12th century.^[3] A change in masonry style in the south wall shows that the church was extended eastwards at some point after its initial construction.

The etymology is uncertain; it may have originally been Cillín Íomair, "Ivor's little church."^[4]

Church

Sky window

The church is rectangular, with the roof absent. The west wall has a central doorway with rounded arch. The antae at the corners of the west wall have been partly rebuilt.^[5] Many of the stones bear horseshoe-shaped mason's marks.

Around is an early ecclesiastical enclosure. A bullaun is nearby.^[6]