Booley hut in Eadargúil, County Galway

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At the base of Binn Guaire/Diamond Hill, to the E of Letterfrack. Recorded by M. Gibbons, this roughly rectangular hut (3.6m NE-SW; 1.5-2.6m NW-SE) opens to the NE and is defined by a stone wall (H 1.1-1.5m) that incorporates two large boulders in its make-up along the SE side. A short section of walling (L 2.4m; Wth 1.3m; H 0.6m), also incorporating a large boulder, abuts it at NW. The location of the hut on the drier side of the mountain suggests that it is most likely a booley hut. A second possible hut may survive c. 100m to the E but, due to the dense growth of rhododendron, this is not certain. The hut may have been used during the War of Independence (information from M. Madden). The following image has been uploaded, courtesy of M. Gibbons, GA049-033----.pdf View from NE Compiled by: Olive Alcock with information provided by M. Gibbons Date of upload: 8 May 2023

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA049-033

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