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Graveyard in Boley Lower

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Reference to church (LA023-025) and ancient burial ground here (Comerford, Rev M. 1883-86, 338). Remains of an undivided nave and chancel built of roughly coursed limestone. Remains of doorway in South wall. No other features visible. Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 63m N-S; 43m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall with church in centre.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA023-025001

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.viamichelin.co.uk
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  • Denis Byrne / Laois Nationalist; named in photograph caption, www.laois-nationalist.ie
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