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 Situated near the village of Eoghanacht
in the western part of Inishmore, this site consists, despite the name, of
two churches -- Teampall Bhreacain
(begun in the 8th Century) and Teampall an Phoill (from the 15th Century) -- as the other buildings
are the dwellings of the monks.
Teampall Bhreacain is the largest
building and the main church on the site. Nearby is the burial place, marked
by a fragment of stone, of St. Breacan. St. Breacan came to the Aran Islands in the late 5th-early
6th Century, around the same time as St. Enda.
A number of other gravestones are
found at the site. Four inscribed stone pillars, the oldest on the site,
stand out marking a number of graves behind them. Also, there are the remains
of two high crosses, one in the monastic grounds and the other in a nearby
field.
About Na Seacht
dTeampaill (The Seven Churches)
Irish
Antiquities: The Seven Churches
New Advent Catholic
Encyclopedia: The Monastic School of Aran
Journey to Na Seacht
dTeampaill (The Seven Churches)
The Na Seacht
dTeampaill site is located near the village of Eoghanacht just off the main coast road in the western
part of the Aran Island of Inishmore, County Galway, Ireland.
Ordnance Survey
Map (L811121)
Visitors Information
Visitors information may be found
at the geograph.ie
website.
General tourist information may be found at the Visit Aran Islands website.
Additional
Photos of Na Seacht dTeampaill (The Seven Churches)
Road Sign for Na Seacht
dTeampaill
Approaching Na Seacht
dTeampaill
Sign on Teampall
Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Teampall Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Interior of Teampall
Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Interior Arch of Teampall
Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Interior Showing the Altar of Teampall Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Close-Up of Altar of Teampall Bhreacain, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Sign on Teampall
An Phoill, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Teampall
An Phoill, Na Seacht dTeampaill
St. Breacan
Grave Marker, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Inscribed Stone Pillars, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Close-Up of Inscribed Stone
Pillars, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Another View of the Graves, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Sign for Thomas the Abbot's Grave, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Sign for the Seven Romans' Grave, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Remains of High Cross on Site, Na Seacht dTeampaill
Remains of High Cross in Nearby Field,
Na Seacht dTeampaill
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