Graveyard in Dunmore, County Laois

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What is recorded here

Not marked on the 1840 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. Known as The Saint's Church. (Carrigan 1905, 224). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'The Saint's church (LA029-035) and churchyard at Dunmore, are said to have been situated partly on the site now occupied by the south-western division of Dunmore House, and partly on the tennis ground adjoining' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 224).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA029-035001

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