Kilternan Church

Kilternan Church

This church is associated with St. Tiernan, although little is known about his life. The walls of the church were 9 inches thick and measured 48 feet X 24 feet. The building was oblong in shape and there was no chancel. It is recorded that the Monks at St. Mary’s Abbey did use the church but after the dissolution of the Abbey, there is no further record of it being used. There are two interesting remains in the church, namely a bullaun stone and a round-headed window

Kilternan Church

Kilternan Church

This church is associated with St. Tiernan, although little is known about his life. The walls of the church were 9 inches thick and measured 48 feet X 24 feet. The building was oblong in shape and there was no chancel. It is recorded that the Monks at St. Mary’s Abbey did use the church but after the dissolution of the Abbey, there is no further record of it being used. There are two interesting remains in the church, namely a bullaun stone and a round-headed window

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Another church dating from the same period is located in Kilternan. Measurements for the outside are 48 feet x 24 feet and the walls are 9 inches thick. The building itself was oblong in shape and did not have a chancel. There was a font found near the church. Saint Tiernan is associated with the church, although little is known about his life. The ruins consist of east and west gable walls. Inside the church there is a bullaun stone, with religious connotations. The monks at St.Mary's Abbey used the church, but following on from the dissolution of the Abbey, there is no record of it being used. The parish was amalgamated with Bray after the Restoration, up until the nineteenth century.