What is recorded here
'All around the church are traces of foundations and covering three quarters of an Irish acre', (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 66). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'It is now called Eglish, but it was formerly known as Eglish-Nichole. Ie., Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai, or Church of St. Nicholas. It was,…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA027-030002
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, irisharchaeology.org
- Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jonathan Thacker, Wikimedia Commons
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
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