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G. Yard, graveyard in County Laois (LA030-026001-)

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LA030-026001-
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A monastery was founded here under the patronage of St. Cronan. Situated on a ridge in NW corner of graveyard. The existing church ruins (LA030-026) measured 45ft x 18ft. (O'Byrne, D. 1856, 50-51). Headstones post date 1700 AD. Roughly D-shaped graveyard (int. dims. 39m N-S; 37m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall containing post 1700 AD memorials.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA030-026001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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