Fairy fort / ringfort in Killuney, County Galway

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What is recorded here

On NW slopes of a low hill in pastureland. According to local tradition, this is the site of a 'fort' which contained a 'tunnel' (possible Man-made underground passage). No visible surface trace survives. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA017-117

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