Gallarus Oratory

The Gallarus Oratory (Irish Sáipéilín Ghallarais ) is an oratorio of Iroschottischen Church in the West of the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry in Ireland, near the village Kilmalkedar where in the 7th century there was a monastery. It is the best preserved boat-shaped, built in dry-wall technique Kraggewölbebau the island. Although the resulting end of the 8th century, the house of prayer is one of the oldest early Christian churches, the construction and the interior is reminiscent of older models. The side benches are very reminiscent of the Sardinian Bank altars ( Molafa ). The almost square building measuring 6.7 × 5.6 m (indoors only 4.65 × 3.1 m ), and is internally about 4.25 m high. He has a straight lintel and on the back there is a small round-arched window niche. VR Tiede from Yale University claims to have found out that the always lying on the east side window openings are based on the sun's path and are aligned on 17 March and 31 August. Nearby is a Pillarstone stands on a low rectangular mound with the Ogham inscription: Colum Mac Dinet.

Other, sometimes even smaller oratories of stone are:

  • Benan the Temple on the island of Inishmore Aran
  • The Macdara Temple on St. Macdara 's Iceland, both in County Galway
  • Temple Cronan in County Clare
  • Killelton Oratory in County Kerry
  • Ballymorereagh in County Kerry
  • On the Isle of Man are Keeills the remains of similar buildings.
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