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Furness Church
53.2234° N, -6.6015° E
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Furness Church is a 13th-century Norman church located in County Kildare, Ireland.
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Early Christian origin
c. AD 500
Norman conquest of Ireland
after 1169
Norman extension and roofing
1210
Dissolution of the monastery
1530s
Early 18th-century burial
early 18th century
Burials cease after estate wall built
1840s
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