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Ballynakill Ringfort (Rath)

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Map note: There is a map point for Ballynakill Ringfort (Rath), an ancient site in County Kilkenny, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.
Ballynakill Ringfort (Rath) is recorded as an archaeological place in County Kilkenny.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Humphrey Bolton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Ryan / 1803 Productions, credited by Kilkenny GAA, kilkennygaa.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.co.uk
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