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Graveyard in Derry Upper

Graveyard

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This is regarded as the site of an early church and graveyard called Molua's church (Power 1952, 161). Situated in pasture on an E-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 23rd March, 2011.
Early Christian graveyard; 6th–10th century. Associated with Saint Molua, indicating its ecclesiastical and regional historical significance in early Irish Christianity.

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