What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA061-087
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Photo credits
- Maker not stated on source page, www.ancient-origins.net
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irishexaminer.com
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, gr.pinterest.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
- Willthacheerleader18, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
- Miguel Angel Masegosa Martínez, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0
- Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
- Maker not stated on source page, ru.pinterest.com
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