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In SE corner of Buttevant town. Forming part of S boundary wall of Convent of Mercy graveyard is older wall (L 18m; max. H 2.8m; T 1m). In centre of older wall is blocked window ope, upper part missing; inside edge of embrasure (Wth 1.3m; min. H 1.2m) formed of cut-limestone blocks. This may be all that remains of…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO017-053007
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Kieran Hynes, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kieran Hynes, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
- Buttevant GAA club account; individual photographer not stated, x.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- David P Howard, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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