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Ecclesiastical site in Rafwee

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Gwynn and Hadcock (1970, 400) refer to 'Rathbuidhe, early site; coarb recorded in eleventh century'. Its exact location is unknown, and there is no known local tradition regarding it. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA056-132

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