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Graveyard in Loughaun

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Enclosing the whole church are the partial remains of a wall which is marked on the 6-inch map, this is probably the graveyard wall. There are no headstones visible but there are many protruding stones which may be grave markers.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record OF008-045003

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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