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On S side of the Cill Mhuirbhigh road a short distance SE of the village of Eoghanacht, Inis Mór. A similar monument (GA110-013001-) stands immediately to W. A square mortared pier (L/Wth 1.05m, H 2.1m) surmounted by a cross. The N face contains two plaques commemorating 'Patrick Dirrane', dated 1890. I - West Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA110-013

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  • Ronan Mac Giollapharaic, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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  • Ian Capper, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Herbert Ortner, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0
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