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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO143-066

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  • Owen O'Sullivan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Eddie O’Hare / EchoLive, EchoLive
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, br.pinterest.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thenorthernantiquarian.org
  • Carbery Rangers club gallery; individual maker not named, carberyrangers.ie
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