Sunken Church

Teampall Chaomhain Caomhan:

The ruins of a church built to honor, Caomhain Caomhan the patron saint of Inis Oírr. A festival is celebrated on the 14th of June each year in his honor. The church ruins dates back to the 12th Century. It has been buried under the ever-blowing sand, and has to be dug out regularly. At the graveyard entrance, the mass of shells is a kitchen of early Christian or Medieval date.