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Associated with the medieval church of Newtown Earley (KK027-012001-) and uncovered during a clean-up of graveyard in 1985-7 (KK027-012009-) (Harte 1987, 408-17). Currently lying within the church. A three-armed cross (surviving upper portion of head and shaft H 0.75m; Wth 0.50m; lower portion of shaft H 0.7m) with…

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Associated with the medieval church of Newtown Earley (KK027-012001-) and uncovered during a clean-up of graveyard in 1985-7 (KK027-012009-) (Harte 1987, 408-17). Currently lying within the church. A three-armed cross (surviving upper portion of head and shaft H 0.75m; Wth 0.50m; lower portion of shaft H 0.7m) with fleur-de-lys terminals and a hollow lozenge at the centre of the cross-head. The top fleur-de-lys is missing and the cross-shaft is broken horizontally across the shaft. It has a mason’s mark of a flower. (Harte 1987, 415-16, no. 27). Reference: Harte, R. 1987 Tombstones at Newtown Earley. Old Kilkenny Review 39, 408-17. See attached photograph: KK027-012003-_01 Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 April 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK027-012004

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