What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA082-053
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Photo credits
- Maker not stated on source page, www.irelandhighlights.com
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Marathon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, www.youtube.com
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