page_title: Caherdorgan North
section_title: The Chancellor's House
hierarchical_section_title: Caherdorgan North / The Chancellor's House
caption_attribution_description: English: Cill Mhaoilchéadair (Kilmalkedar): The Chancellor's House This is the ruin of the fifteenth century single storey two-roomed dwelling known as The Chancellor's House. Most contemporary houses were built of wood or wattles, and this is one of the few rectangular stone houses of that period to have survived in the west of Ireland. The house belonged to the Chancellor of the Diocese of Ardfert, and possibly indicates the importance of the Parish of Kilmalkedar within that diocese at that time.
context_page_description: Caherdorgan North is a National Monument located in County Kerry, Ireland.
context_section_description: The Chancellor's House (Fothrach an tSainsiléara) is a ruined rectangular stone medieval building. It was probably home to the chancellor (cancellarius) of the Diocese of Ardfert and Aghadoe. The house is 17.6 m (58 ft) long and contains a bread oven and fireplace.
caption: View of a wall of the Chancellor's House
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