Gallarus Oratory

An early-Christian dry-stone church, one of Ireland’s best-preserved ancient buildings.

Gallarus Oratory is a visitor attraction in Co. Kerry. Rated 4.6/5 from 342 reviews.

Gallarus Oratory is a small corbelled dry-stone chapel built between the 6th and 9th centuries. Its boat-shaped roof has kept the interior remarkably dry for over a thousand years, making it one of the finest surviving early-Christian structures in Ireland.

The oratory sits on the Dingle Peninsula near Ballyferriter, surrounded by stone-walled fields and views to Smerwick Harbour.

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