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Lighthouse in Downmacpatrick Or Old Head

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Lighthouse in Downmacpatrick Or Old Head
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This lighthouse is referred to in the 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork - vol. 2 East and South Cork' (1994, 295) under the entry (no. 5887) for another nearby lighthouse (CO137A001002-). (S. Ronan 21/11/2007) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO137A001003

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