What is recorded here
Although indicated as a circular wooded feature on the 1837 and 1914 eds of the OS 6-inch map, this was first identified as a potential monument in an unpublished archaeological LiDAR report (Davis, 2015) commissioned by Roscommon County Council as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment for the N5 Ballaghaderreen…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO016-171
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- Sawyer777, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Davsca at English Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
- PatWhelehan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gillaween, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Eric Jones, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
- Algirdas at Lithuanian Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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The Mórrígan: OweynagatLegend location · 3.0 miExplorer Tom The Mórrígan: Oweynagat is called the Cave of Cats, which fooled me into expecting a very ordinary sort of trouble. Then the tale sends the Mórrígan out of it during the Táin. If the cats saw her coming, I bet they made room.
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Grave YardGraveyard · 4.4 miExplorer Tom Graveyard in Tulsk surrounds a priory and holds fifty architectural fragments from the abbey next door. Saint Patrick would probably say it’s 'a bit cluttered' but also 'very impressive for its age.' It’s basically a junkyard of old stones with a religious twist. Go with someone who loves old stuff and watch them melt.
Pedunculate Oak8.6 mi.jpg/250px-Castles_of_Connacht-_Ballintober,_Roscommon_(geograph_1954203).jpg "Photo: Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0")
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