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There is a reference to an earthen fort at Lisgobban which had been lost by Richard Mapother to Irish rebels before 1596 (Cronin 1980, 118). It was not encountered.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO036-059

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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