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Close to N shore of Omey Island. A much-ruined medieval church (WNW-ESE; L 13.65m, Wth 7.15m) (GA021-017----) on or close to site of 7th-C foundation of St Fechin. Totally sand-covered until an illegal excavation uncovered it in 1981. There is a doorway in N wall and lancet window set off-centre in E gable. The W…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA021-017001
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