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Situated in the SE corner of Donagh graveyard (MO007-007004-) and just W of the graveslab of Philemy McKenna (MO007-007007-) is a cross-shaped headstone (H 0.8m; span 0.52m) with a rectangular cross-section (dims of base 0.21m x 0.13m) leaning to the E. The legend in false relief reads: 1666 / ART O / CONALLEN / HIS CROSS / AND B / VRIAL / PLACE (Shirley 1879, 295; McCarney 1957, 198) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 8 November 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO007-007006

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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