Church in Ballysumaghan, County Sligo

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What is recorded here

Wood-Martin (1882, vol. 1, 95) mentioned that there are remains of old churches in several places including Ballysumaghan. This reference is very vague and the location remains unknown.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL027-161

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Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Shamrock Gaels GAA Club official website; individual photographer not stated, shamrockgaels.com
St John's GAA Club Sligo; individual photographer not stated, stjohnsgaaclub.blogspot.com
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Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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