Church in Booleenshare, County Kerry

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What is recorded here

The Minute Book of the Co. Kerry Field Club (Vol. 2, 793-4) records a ruin 'that was once a chapel and afterwards used as a school' in Booleenshare townland. Originally a two storey building, at the time of visit, only two walls remained standing. The exact location of the church was not recorded.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE014-102

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