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Quarry in Knockroe

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Map note: Around Knockroe (leitrim By.), County Galway, Ireland, the map records Quarry in Knockroe as a quarry. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.
This is a disused gravel pit.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA125-084

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