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A monastery at Lemanaghan (Liath Manchán) was founded in the 7th century by Manchán whose feastday is celebrated on the 24th of January (Ó Riain 2011, 429). Remains of medieval font from Lemanaghan church (OF015-004003-) currently located inside the disused Lemanaghan schoolhouse. The font is part of an archaeological…

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A monastery at Lemanaghan (Liath Manchán) was founded in the 7th century by Manchán whose feastday is celebrated on the 24th of January (Ó Riain 2011, 429). Remains of medieval font from Lemanaghan church (OF015-004003-) currently located inside the disused Lemanaghan schoolhouse. The font is part of an archaeological complex consisting of an ecclesiastical enclosure (OF015-004008-),a tower house (OF015-004001-), church (OF015-004003-), several early christian cross-slabs (OF015-004005-/032-) and architectural fragments in the interior of the church. To the NW there is a rectangular building (OF015-004009-) possibly of late medieval date. Possible oratory or hermitage (OF015-004006-) and togher (OF015-004011) located to the SE of the church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF015-004010

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