Burial Ground in Mollaneen, graveyard in County Clare

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What is recorded here

Situated on a slight rise in a low-lying area, overlooked by higher ground to the W. A subrectangular graveyard (62m N-S; 35m E-W) defined by a masonry wall (H up to 1.4m). Dysert O’Dea Romanesque church (CL025-091001-) and round tower (CL026-091003-) lie in the N portion. The high cross of St Tola (CL025-094----) lies c. 100m to the E. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 21 June 2017

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL025-091002

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