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Altar in Cill Éinne

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This altar (1.6m x 1.12m; H 0.9m) lies c. 1m to the N of St Eany’s holy well (GA119-006001-). It is constructed of undressed limestone blocks and was built against a natural limestone rock face immediately to the W. It is capped with two flagstones, one of which bears the deeply incised letters ‘IHS’. A small Latin cross with triangular terminals rises from the horizontal bar of the letter H. The following image has been uploaded: GA119-006002-_02.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 28 January 2016 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 1914 - National Monument 43.

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