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EXPLORING LEHAUNSTOWN LANE

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AND VIEWS FROM THE LANE

I got the tram to Laughanstown (different spelling) I walked along a deserted country lane, access is now limited to walkers and cyclists, until I got to Tully Church and Graveyard (photographs to be published soon). I then crossed over M50 Motorway to Heronsford Lane and explored part of Ticknick Park which I hope to explore in greater detail next month.

There are now three flagship parks at Tully, Beckett, and Ticknick. Facilities include a full-size GAA pitch, grassed sports pitches and all-weather pitch, playgrounds, tennis courts, boules court, multi-sports pavilion, multi-use games area, play and ecological trails.

THE REALLY OLD CROSS AT TULLY

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UP TO 1000 YEARS OLD

Tully church and crosses situated in Laughanstown have always had an association with St Bridget who died in 523 AD. In the field opposite the church is a tall slender cross thought to be of the 12th/13th century. The east face of the cross bears an ecclesiastic figure that to many looks like a bishop but some think it may be a female figure and believe it to be of St Bridget, but due to weathering it is impossible to tell. The west face bears a head/mask, shown right this side is also badly weathered. Access has been greatly improved but I feel that the cross is more exposed to vandalism than it has been in the past but I prefer that it is not fenced-off.

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