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The current church dates to the 18th century and was built atop the earlier medieval church. The A-roof line of the old church is visible on the east wall of the round tower.
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reported that "a few years ago an old castle stood near the Round Tower" but that it had been thrown down and that "the stones of it are yet to be seen."
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by J. Newton. In the mid-19th century the Moore family owned
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until it was closed in 1965; some of the memorial plaques in the church were moved to
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were also dug during the medieval period. Located on the ancient territory of the
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in AD 824. In 1035 it was again plundered by
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Killussy, Kyllusty, Killossy, Cell-Usall, Ceall-Usall, Cill-Ausaille
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is dated to the 12th or 13th century; it is similar to those at
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There is a graveyard surrounding the tower and church, and a
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Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
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Ireland, Royal
Society of Antiquaries of (25 April 1892).
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Cell Ausili, and other churches were burned with their
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Christian monasteries established in the 5th century
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329:Record of Monuments and Places
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409:(1539–40) control fell to
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27:Irish recorded monument
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369:Uí Bairrche
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327:. On the
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243:Ireland
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