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Gallarus Oratory Review
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Gallarus Oratory
- Address: 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Baile an Fheirtéaigh on R559, Ballyferriter, Co. Kerry
- Category: Religious Sites
- Location: Ballyferriter
Fodor's Review:
Like the other towns at this end of the Dingle Peninsula, Baile an Fheirtéaigh is a Gaeltacht village and mainly a spot for vacationers with RVs, many of them German or Dutch. The area around here is great for walking. A top sight in Ballyferriter itself is one of Ireland's best-preserved, early Christian churches, Gallarus Oratory. It dates from the 7th or 8th century and ingeniously makes use of corbeling – successive levels of stone projecting inward from both side walls until they meet at the top to form an unmortared roof. The structure is still watertight after more than 1,000 years.
- Cost: EUR 2.50
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