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Bully's Acre — Dublin 8

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Bully's Acre — Dublin 8
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Graveyard with c.70 headstones dating from 1764 to 1832, some having ‘IHS’ motif. Incorporating earlier burials, from c.1200 onwards. Granite shaft of high cross set on granite plinth, with carvings to each elevation. Remains of brick lean-to structure to south-west of site. Rubble limestone boundary walls enclosing graveyard, render coping to east, granite coping to west. Gateways to south boundary wall, one having square-profile tooled limestone piers with pointed caps and double-leaf wrought-iron gates. One with square-profile tooled limestone piers with castellated capping and double-leaf timber battened gates. Square-headed door opening to south boundary wall, red brick surround, timber door.

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