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Declans Chapel

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Situated on a level landscape. Traditionally this is the birthplace of St Declan (O'Brien 1895) and is reputed to have beeen used as a children's burial ground (Buckley 1896). The foundations of a rectangular structure (dims. 6.8m E-W; 4.9m N-S) are within a small, overgrown rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 25m N-S; c. 20m E-W) with only one memorial. Buckley, M. J. C. (1896) Notes on Kilmolash Church, Near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, WAJ vol. 2, 212-20. O'Brien, Rev. F. (1895) The birthplace of St Deglan, WAJ vol. 1, 39-44. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 21 March 2011

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA021-025001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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