What is recorded here
Situated beside river in undulating countryside. All visible headstones post date 1700 AD. Described by Comerford as 'The ruins of the former parochial church (LA030-011001-) of Dysart Gallen still remains. The old ecclesiastical building here has been divided into, nave and choir…The choir is utterly ruinous, as…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA030-011002
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Maker not stated on source page, za.pinterest.com
- Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, curiousireland.ie
- Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Liam Hughes from Milwaukee, WI, USA, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jochappers, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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