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Teampall Chiaráin (‘the temple of St. Ciarán’) is located in the townland of Mainistir, a place name which records the presence of a substantial monastery. The church is said to have been founded in the 6th century by Ciarán, a student of St. Éanna’s. Today the site is dominated by the remains of a medieval church. However, excavations have revealed a long history of activity at this site; a late Iron Age hearth (c. A.D. 200) was discovered underneath the remains of an early Christian church. This church was in turn replaced by the current church in the early 12th century, which prospered until the 16th century. The beautiful narrow window in the east wall of the church was probably inserted in the 13th century.
Beside the church is an upright slab of limestone with a hole bored through the top, featuring an expertly carved circle and cross. This may have been a sundial, used to mark the hours of the day at which prayers would be recited by the monks. Local tradition states that any piece of fabric passed through the hole will cure sore limbs.
The fields to the west and north of the church contain a number of cross inscribed stones, which probably date from the period of the earlier church. They may have marked the boundary within which sanctuary could be claimed. To the west of the church is Tobair an Bhradáin, the well of the salmon, from which it is said a giant miraculous fish emerged to feed St. Éanna and his followers.
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