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Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. No surface remains visible of any round tower. OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1934, 311) record former presence of 'steeple' interpreted as round tower and association with St Molaise (holy well CW019-012----), and with St Laserian (CW019-014----).…

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Situated on high ground with commanding views of the surrounding countryside. No surface remains visible of any round tower. OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1934, 311) record former presence of 'steeple' interpreted as round tower and association with St Molaise (holy well CW019-012----), and with St Laserian (CW019-014----). The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1934, 311) of 1837-40 recorded that at ‘Lorum, there was, it is said, an old Church before the present Parish one (CW019-011001-), which is now falling to ruin, was erected. The spot where it stood is shown in a field, a few perches to the northeast corner of the Parish Church (CW019-011001-) and a few yards to southwest corner of a Church (C of I church) which is now in progress of being built. Tradition says there was a steeple (round tower) here (Tradition means here the local information of those who heard there was such a building here, but never saw it)’. The presence of a round tower at Lorum is very unlikely. According to Barrow (1979, 55) ‘there is no other evidence for it and it is unconvincing. It is possible that it was confused with Kellistown’.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CW019-011002

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