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A ringpin with a knob-ring and loop-headed was found in a fort in Ballyforan in a rock and sand terrain (Fanning, T. 1974-5, 215). There are no known forts in Ballyforan townland, but any of a number of tree-rings could be intended.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO047-069

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