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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA093-010

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Newbert12, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • DeeEmm, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Graham Horn, Wikimedia Commons
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Eimear, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Alvaro, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
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