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Font in Moloughabbey

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The sandstone base of a font, with a perforated centre, lies E of the doorway of Molough Abbey (TS088-031001-) in the S wall of the church. It is octagonal in shape, 0.22m high, the base is 0.56m in width and the top is 0.31m in width. A circular shaft with a hollow centre rested on this base.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TS088-031001

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  • Alexander Redfern, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.ca
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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