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Templenoe

An Teampall Nua

A former church and the residence beside Dunkerron Castle connect the parish’s shore with building materials and scientific work.

Watercolour and fine ink illustration of Former Templenoe Church of Ireland, County Kerry, as photographed in May 2016.
Illustration, Former Templenoe Church of Ireland, County Kerry, as photographed in May 2016
Recorded locationTemplenoe51.90014° N · 9.71263° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Approximate recorded location · Logainm.ie

The name

nuanew teampallchurch

These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.

An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.

Recorded forms

  • An Teampall Nua · Irish · main form · non-validated name
  • Templenoe · English · main form

Place & story

Timber salvaged for the church

Templenoe’s Church of Ireland church was erected in 1816 with support from the Board of First Fruits and the Mahony family of Dromore. Lewis recorded that it was fitted with teak salvaged from a wreck. The architectural inventory identifies later changes: a chancel added around 1880 and work in 1993 adapting the building as a restaurant. Its tower, pointed windows and graveyard belong to a former place of worship whose fabric subsequently acquired another use. [2] [3]

People & connections

Doctor Taylor at Dunkerron

Lewis’s 1837 description identifies Doctor Taylor as the resident of Dunkerron, beside the ruined castle. He describes Taylor as a former lecturer at the Royal Cork Institution, known for publications on botany and mineralogy. This contemporary account places scientific work within the parish through a named resident and an identifiable home. It distinguishes that residence from the neighbouring castle ruins. [2]

Geographic information

Place type
Civil parish
County
Kerry
Coordinates
51.90014, -9.71263 (approximate)
Mapped area
131.26 km²
Logainm ID
1125 ↗

Sources & further reading

  1. Logainm.ie — Templenoe. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
  2. TemplenoeKerry,A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland1837 · Samuel Lewis
  3. TemplenoeChurch,NIAH21309203 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  4. Former Templenoe Church of Ireland, County Kerry, as photographed in May 2016 illustration: based on a Templenoe church by David Purchase. AI-assisted watercolour and ink adaptation; cream paper margins added, incidental clutter omitted and fine details simplified. Licence: CC BY-SA 2.0.

Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2021-10-29. How this page was prepared.