What is recorded here
According to Keeley, in 1989 proposed construction of the Droichead Nua By-Pass necessitated archaeological investigation at the site (Licence no. E000484), which was financed by Kildare County Council. A church is marked on Alexander Taylor's 1783 Map of County Kildare, but no other cartographic evidence exists. An…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD023-020
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, heritageireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Andy Cronin, via Athgarvan GAA & LGFA Club, www.athgarvangaa.ie
- Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
- Maker not stated on source page, en.topwar.ru
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Chhe ( talk ), Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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