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Folly in Saltee Island Great

Folly
Folly in Saltee Island Great
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Freestanding inscribed cut-limestone "throne", installed 1956. Set on outcrop approached by flight of five steps.
A "throne" installed by Michael Neale (1911-98), self-styled "Prince of The Saltees", in fulfilment of 'a vow [made] when ten years old that one day I would own the Saltee Islands and become the first Prince of The Saltees'.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15705102

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Pictures: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage; ArcticEmmet, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain; kevin higgins, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0; kevin higgins, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0; Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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