"Westropp — 0)1 the Churches of County Clare. 167 



167. Templemeegh, Sheet 66. — Moyarta Parish. Entirely levelled 



before 1839. 



168. KixcKEDATJN, Sheet 72. — Moyarta Parish. An ancient oratoiy, 



23 feet 7 inches by 15 feet 6 inches. It evidently dates fi'om 

 the eleventh or early twelfth century. The east window 

 has a neatly-built splay with a semicircular arch ; the 

 outer face of the light was moulded, and above the head was 

 scroll work (Plate XI., fig. 6) similar to a base in the church 

 of St. Savioiu', Grlendalough. The south window has a 

 flat head, and the west door is defaced, but had a semicircular 

 arch. Founder, Caritan, a friend of St. Senan, c. a.d. 550. 

 It is called " Kilcharitain," in the "Life of Senan." Popular 

 name in 1839, Teampul Sheorlais, from the buiial place of 

 Charles MacDonnell in the ruin, 1773.^ (See Plates IX. 

 and XI., fig. 6.) 



169. Satne, Teuple an Atrd, Sheet 72. — Moyarta Parish, 23 feet 



2 inches by 1 1 feet 6 inches. A coarsely-built late oratory, on 

 the hill behind the last. The east and south windows are flat- 

 headed ; the south door pointed. The west end had a bell 

 chamber. Below it to the south, on the shore, is the holy 

 well of St. Caritan. 



170. KiiBAXLTOWEN, Sheet 65. — Parish church, 76 feet 6 inches by 



21 feet. A long plain building of flagstones ; the windows are 

 all small and flat-headed ; the south door is pointed ; the west 

 gable has a bell chamber. The walls are of thin flagstones, 

 and have a corbelled cornice. There was, in 1816, a font 

 carved with branches,^ I could not find it on either of my visits ; 

 and the foundations of a " Friary," or priest's house, lie to the 

 north of the road. Founder vjikixoyrD., " Killmolihegyn, 1302. 

 Description, Dwyer, p. 504. 



171. Tempie na I^aeve (Ross), Sheet 64. — Killallyone Parish. A 



small church, 34 feet 6 inches by 1 5 feet 6 inches, is of large 

 old-looking masonry. All the features are much injured. 

 The south door was pointed, but has been defaced since 1839.. 

 There are round stones on the altar. A corbel with a carved 

 head lies loose in the ruin, and the east gable is down. In 

 1839, it was called " Tempul an naomhar naomh," and reputed 



1 Mason, ii., p. 435. 2 jjji^^ p. 432. 



