What is recorded here
Built by Edward Coyle in 1645, Gortnarapa was was bought by Capt. John Sproule and re-roofed in 1675. It was abandoned in 1824 (RIA Upton papers No. 7: see this web-page access on 23/10/2015; http://www.ria.ie/getmedia/3a3e5df7-6c7c-41a4-b009-658b35b85d5f/Upton-Catalogue.pdf). Gortfadda is represented without a house…
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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO045-069001
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- Maker not stated on source page, uk.pinterest.com
- Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
- Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
- dougf, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.my
- Maker not stated on source page, www.tripadvisor.com.au
- Brian Lawless / Sportsfile, as credited in the Ulster GAA caption, ulster.gaa.ie
- Roscommon GAA County Board (article credits GAA.ie content); individual photographer not stated, www.gaaroscommon.ie
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