Lisheen in Kilwullaun, ground in County Galway

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What is recorded here

Within a ringfort (GA042-158----). Dense overgrowth obscures the CBG which is thought to exist in E sector. No visible surface traces elsewhere. A Man-made underground passage (GA042-158001-) and rectangular house site also lie within the interior of this ringfort. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA042-158002

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