M\CAiJSTmi— The History and Antiquities of Inis Oealtra. 133 



On the south side of the outer part there is a seat or shelf, 4^ inches to 

 6 inches broad, and i-aised 1 foot 9 inches above the present level of the 

 floor. 



This cdla stands on a small circular plateau, surrounded by a much-ruined 

 enclosing wall, in the grove of trees just east of St. Caimin's The entrance 

 to the enclosure was to the west., where there are remains of jambs. Within 

 this space, and east of the building, are the recumbent slab, No. 28 in the list 

 below, and the cross- base, No. 9. 



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Fig. 7. Anchorite's Cell and Enclos\ir 



1 1 is the custom to call this building, locally, the " Confessional " ; and the 

 name is adopted on the Ordnance map and by the Board of Works. The 

 Ordnance Letters merely allude to the structure, and no more, under the name 

 of " a Confession Church." Brash, whose description is scanty, and does not 



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