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Situated on raised area in bog which was formerly Lough Cre and 450m W of Monaincha Abbey. Roughly circular enclosure (diam. c.104m) which has been completely levelled in SE quad., was formerly enclosed by a bank which has now been completely reduced to scarp (H 0.6m). The island is illustrated on an eighteenth century map (Ledwich c.1790) showing a rectangular building orientated roughly E-W. This was known traditionally as the 'woman's church' and had been destroyed by end of eighteenth century (Gleeson D.F. 1947, 23).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008
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