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Graveslab in Ballykean

Graveslab
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Only the S and W walls of a poorly preserved church (OF026-017001-) survives built with uncoursed rubble with punch dressed quoins. Raised rectangular graveyard (OF026-017002-) with 18th and 19th-century headstones. 17th-century O'Dempsey graveslab dating to 1699 located near S wall of graveyard unlocated due to dense overgrowth (OHAS file 1974) . The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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