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Font in Palmerstown

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In a church (KD019-014001-). A small, well-preserved portion of an octagonal limestone font (dims L; 0.34m; Wth 0.34m; H 0.28m) with a central, circular depression (diam. 0.2m; D 0.18m).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KD019-014004

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.churchservices.tv
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Kfm; photographer not stated, Kfm
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Sitomon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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