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Cannistown Church
53.6185° N, -6.6679° E
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Cannistown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.
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Later rebuilding
15th–16th centuries
Early Christian foundation
6th century
Probable church construction
12th century
Parish status established
13th century
Ecclesiastical taxation record
1302–1306
Reported ruined
1612
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