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Fish-pond in Baldongan

Fish-pond

What is recorded here

There is no surface trace of the fish ponds described by Austin Cooper in 1783 (Anon 1914, 251). They were located at a break in slope at the bottom of a field. These have been filled in leaving no visible remains.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DU005-039

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  • Broderick Mark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • jai, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Cathalgibbons, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • St Maur’s GAA club photograph; individual photographer not stated, www.maurs.ie
  • Jonjobaker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Gallftree008, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Martinvl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • FrankFlanagan, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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