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The deer park garden now on the demesne of Glenstal Abbey was originally built in 1683 by George Evans who acquired the forfeited lands and castle of Cappercullen in 1667 (Murphy 2014, 20. The deer park was built to the NW of the medieval castle of Cappercullen (LI007-010001-). In 1667 the forfeited castle and lands…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI007-010006
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- Computer-made picture. It does not show this garden.
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Armorial plaque (present location) in GarranbaneArmorial plaque (present location) · 985 ydComputer-made pictureExplorer Tom Armorial plaque in Garranbane is jealous of the Louvre and wants a bigger audience. It used to guard a dead knight’s door, now it guards its own ego. Find the date carved somewhere and feel clever.
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