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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA023-001
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- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, id.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, sacredsites.com
- A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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- Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.co.uk
- Laois Today; individual photographer not stated, www.laoistoday.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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