Templesaghtmacree

Templesaghtmacree is an Early Christian church and National Monument located on Inishmaan, Ireland.

Location
Templesaghtmacree is located right in the centre of Inishmaan, the middle Aran Island. It is directly east of the modern Catholic church, the Church of Our Lady and St John.

History
The name is derived from the Irish language, meaning "Church of the Seven King's Sons," commemorating seven men of royal birth who came to Inishmaan as hermits. It was formerly a site of pilgrimage.

Church
A rectangular stone church measuring 10.85 m by 4.95 m built circa 8th–10th centuries, only the bases of its walls survive. A doorway and window are in the south wall. It also contains Leaba Cinndeirge ("Cinndeirg's bed"), a grave of an obscure female saint with a cross slab. Tobar Cinndeirge, a holy well, is nearby.