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Bawn in Dunkerron

Bawn

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For descriptive account see O'Sullivan and Sheehan (1996, 374-9, no. 1108). Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE092-026004

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.wildernessireland.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, monumentalireland.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • P L Chadwick, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • dalvenjah on Flickr, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ulrich Hartmann, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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