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Old Racecourse

Racecourse
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What is recorded here

Listed as ‘Racecourse’ in the RMP (1996). An ‘Old Racecourse’ is indicated and named on the OS 1st edition 6-inch map encompassing a subtriangular area (800m E-W; 600m N-S). This is not visible at ground level. Folk memories exist from the mid 19th century (McNamara 1901, 214, footnote 4).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL017-202001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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