St. Manchan’s Oratory
St. Manchan's Oratory, also called An Teampall Geal is a medieval oratory and National Monument in County Kerry, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: oratory in County Kerry, Ireland
- Also known as: “St Manchan’s Oratory”, “Teampall Geal”, “Temple Geal”, “Temple Mancháin”, “Temple-Managhan”, and “Templemanaghan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gallarus Oratory and Caherdorgan North.
Gallarus Oratory
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Gallarus Oratory is situated 2½ km northwest of St. Manchan’s Oratory.
Caherdorgan North
Archaeological site
Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland. Caherdorgan North is situated 3 km north of St. Manchan’s Oratory.
Gallarus Castle
Ruins
Photo: Boston, Public domain.
Gallarus Castle is a four-storey rectangular tower house in Baile na nGall, County Kerry, Ireland and is notable as one of the few fortified structures preserved on the Dingle Peninsula. Gallarus Castle is situated 3 km northwest of St. Manchan’s Oratory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ventry and Dingle.
Ventry
Village
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour. Ventry is situated 3 km southwest of St. Manchan’s Oratory.
Dingle
Dingle is the only sizable town on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, some 50 km southwest of Tralee. With a population in 2022 of 1,700, it has a colourful town centre and fishing harbour.
Ballynagall
Village
Photo: Nigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Baile na nGall, unofficially anglicized as "Ballydavid", is a Gaeltacht village is situated on the Dingle Peninsula of County Kerry, Ireland. As the 2003 Official Languages Act revoked the status of the English language name Ballydavid, the official name is Baile na nGall. Ballynagall is situated 5 km northwest of St. Manchan’s Oratory.
St. Manchan’s Oratory
- Categories: oratory, church, building, tourism, ruins, and historic site
- Location: County Kerry, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.15451° or 52° 9′ 16″ northLongitude
-10.33127° or 10° 19′ 53″ westOpen location code
9C4F5M39+RFOpenStreetMap ID
way 771679924OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruinsOpenStreetMap feature
historic=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q15051855
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In Other Languages
From German to Irish—“St. Manchan’s Oratory” goes by many names.
- German: “Ballymorereagh”
- Indonesian: “Oratorium Santo Manchan, Ballymorereagh”
- Irish: “Teampall Mhanachain”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tobermanaghan and Lateevemore.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Smerwick Harbour Hotel and The Oratory Cafe.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St. Manchan’s Oratory”. Photo: Seandálaí, CC BY-SA 4.0.