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Lislaughnan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Map note: Lislaughnan, a fairy fort or earthen ringfort, is mapped around Ballinlassa, County Mayo, Ireland. There is no need to invent a lost kingdom to make the name interesting.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA090-014

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Photo credits
  • Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, ph.pinterest.com
  • Kathy Lyons Photography (watermark on photograph), displayed by Balla Community and Rural Development, www.balla.ie
  • Breaffy Area community website; individual photographer not stated, breaffyarea.weebly.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, secretireland.ie
  • John D. Reigh, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
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