What is recorded here

Wood Island rises forty metres across the eastern edge of Tully Lough, cloaked in green and hiding a thick stone wall that once broke the water. Lynam saw an artificial opening cut through the wall on the east side, a small port where boats might have touched the island before the vegetation swallowed the shape. The water keeps the measurement steady while the land forgets its own boundary, turning a made place into a rumor.

Close to E shore of Tully Lough. Lynam (1922, 167) described Wood Island (D c. 40m) as 'probably a crannog' and recorded that 'A well-built, thick, stone wall, 3 feet [0.9m] high, which ran around it at the water's edge, still exists in many places'. He also noted 'an artificial creek or port opening through the wall' on the E side. None of these features were visible at time of visit but the island was obscured by heavy growth. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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