What is recorded here
From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA123-074
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Photo credits
- Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
- Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
- Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
- Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dr Charles Nelson, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mike Parker, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Maker not stated on source page, storage.googleapis.com
- Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
- Megankeane13, Wikimedia Commons
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