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Lisheen in Luimnagh West

Children's burial ground
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Associated with a ringfort (GA056-109----) which was levelled in 1989. Although named 'Lisheen' on OS 6-inch maps, suggesting the presence of a CBG, no visible surface trace survives. According to local information, the monument was located within a nearby ringfort (GA056-110----). II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA056-109001

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, au.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.gettyimages.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.churchservices.tv
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Photographer not named on Moycullen GAA Football Club page, www.maighcuilinn.com
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