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In grassland, 370m NE of Dunnaman Castle (LI030-012----). Nave and chancel church ruins (LI021-081001-) in S quadrant of graveyard (LI021-081002-), which according to local tradition was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and was therefore called 'Teampull na Trionoid' (Dunraven 1865, 203). In 1865 the font was located…

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In grassland, 370m NE of Dunnaman Castle (LI030-012----). Nave and chancel church ruins (LI021-081001-) in S quadrant of graveyard (LI021-081002-), which according to local tradition was dedicated to the Holy Trinity and was therefore called 'Teampull na Trionoid' (Dunraven 1865, 203). In 1865 the font was located inside the nave and chancel church ruins and was described as following; ‘The old quadrangular font remains: externally it is 2ft. [0.6m] square; internally, its depth is 8in. [0.2m]’ (ibid., 204). Unable to locate font inside ruins of ivy-covered church ruins. See attached drawing of font taken from Dunraven 1865, Plate XXX. Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 04 March 2019

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI021-081003

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