What is recorded here

Griffins Island is a crannog in County Mayo, Ireland. It is a man-made island, likely built with earth and stone on lake or marsh, where people lived, kept animals, and risked drowning every time the water rose. The name suggests griffins, but the place is human: a small defiant home set in open water.

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