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On a small island created on the E side by a stream which flows northward into the Owenbeg River, and on the W by a side channel. On the 6-inch OS map (1899-1902) there is a wall indicated as 'Nunnery (in Ruins), however, it is probable that this structure is actually a mill (KK001-004005-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 115-17), 'About 40 yards from the ruins of the Nunnery [mill building], to the north, and within the enclosure [island], are the remains of a small circular building, perhaps an Anchorite's cell'. The island is overgrown with deciduous trees and scrub. The circular building could not be identified.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KK001-004007

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