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What is recorded here

Within the medieval church (KK026-020001-) of Ballytobin which, according to Carrigan (1905, vol. 4, 44), was dedicated to the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. The church is located on an artificially raised area c. 50 SSE of Ballytobin house. A rectangular sandstone font with a circular bowl and central drain-hole.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK026-020003

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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