What is recorded here

Graveslab in Townparks (galway By., St. Nicholas Par.) is a graveslab in County Galway. It stands inside the living town rather than behind a fence, marking death as a ordinary part of local life. The stone may have guided grief, pride or memory before the area took its present shape.

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