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restored Tvitli the remainder of Iniscaltra parish and that of 

 Cloni'ush in 1898. Jlomim&nts, a group of tombstones fi'om the 

 eighth to the eleventh centniy, mth incised crosses and many 

 Irish inscriptions. O'Grady (restored the churches), 1703, in 

 St. Caimin's church. Sir Torlough Mac Brien Arra, Baronet, 

 1626, in St. Mary's church. Eemains of three early Celtic 

 crosses, one with the epitaph, " Had in dechenhoir." Descrip- 

 tions, Dyneley, 1681 ; E. S. A.. I., 1864, p. 82 ; Petrie (vie^vs), 

 pp. 281-284; Brash, p. 17; Duuraren, ii., pp. 3-5, and 

 56-60 (views and plan) ; Miss Stokes (Plates xxv., xxxviii.) ; 

 Lenihan, E. S. A. I., 1889i; Eeport of the Board of Public 

 ^Vorks, 1879-80, p. 73 (plans and illustrations). They have 

 been vested as National ITonuments. 



113. Same, TEA:u:prx CAiirrN\ — Xave and chancel 30 feet 6 inches by 

 20 feet and 14 feet 7 inches by 12 feet 6 inches. An ancient 

 chui'ch of the ninth or tenth centuiy, with inserted chancel 

 arch, probably circa 1000, and west door of somewhat later 

 date. The original building has antse at the gables and two 

 ancient south windows (figui'ed by Petrie), with inclined jambs, 

 the lights respectively lintelled and with semicircular head. 

 The chancel arch has clustered pillars and three plain orders, 

 with a head in high relief on the keystone. The chancel gable 

 and east end were levelled, the sides have a neat external 

 cornice; the east wall and altar have been rebuilt in 1879. 

 To the south east of this chui'ch is a beautifully built round 

 tower, about 80 feet high and 46 feet in girth. The round- 

 headed doorway is entire and once had an "iron" door. St. 

 Caimins was called St. Columbcille's chapel in 1838.^ 



il4. Same, TEAjrprxL ita efeae xgoxta. — "Church of the wounded 

 (?slain)men," 10byl5feet. Adefacedlittle chapel, standingin the 

 ancient buiial enclosui-e to the east of St. Caimin's Church. The 

 enclosui'e is entered by a semicircular-headed archway (rebuilt 

 fi'om the original blocks in 1879), and contains a large number 

 of inscribed and cross-marked slabs, and the base of the larger 

 cross. 



^ Care must be taken in consulting this Paper to bear in mind that, besides 

 ther inaccuraeiiis, Temple Caimin is called " St. Mary's." 



2 Ordnance Survey Letters of Galway, MSS. 14 D. 2, E. I. A., p. 545. 



