Old Templeogue Church

The name Teach Mealóg derives from Irish 'teach' (house/church) and 'Mealóg' (a personal name), translating to 'Church of St Mealóg' or 'Church of St Mel.' The stone church was erected circa 1273 to replace the increasingly inaccessible chapel at Kilsantan, built during the medieval period when territorial tensions between Gaelic and Anglo-Norman lands made the original site difficult to access...