Gallarus Oratory on the Dingle Peninsula Co.Kerry. Gallarus Oratory is the most perfect example of the boat shaped oratories associated with the Dingle peninsula. The Walls are built of sandstone are 1.2 metres thick and the East wall has a round headed window. Internally the oratory measures 4.65 metres x 3.1 metres. Gallarus Oratory - Simple and stunning in its own right, this superb dry stone oratory is in perfect condition, apart from a slight sagging in the roof. It has withstood the elements for nearly 1300 years. It is one of the most famous buildings in Ireland and is built of large cut stones neatly fitted together with walls angled from the base to a corbelled roof whose gable ends also lean inward in a curved batter. It is compared in appearance by many to that of an up-turned boat. The corbelled stones slope slightly down towards the outside to help the rain run off. The doorway at the west gable end is lintelled with sloping jambs.
