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Clonmacnoise, County Offaly, Ireland

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Townland
Clonmacnoise
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Houses of the Dean Archdeacon & C (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.32627, -7.98617
SMR number
OF005-051----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The National Monuments Service's description

National Monument No. 81. Present remains consist of reconstructed wall footings of two conjoined square shaped buildings orientated NE/SW located in the SE quadrant of Clonmacnoise graveyard. There is a late medieval two centred pointed doorway incorporated into the S end of the E wall of the graveyard which probably gave access to the original building. Not depicted on Ware's map of 1658 (Manning 1994, 16) but is depicted on Blaymires plan of 1739. Therefore probably constructed between 1638-1739 based on the above cartographical evidence which matches the architectural evidence.

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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