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Poll na gCaorach

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Map note: Poll na gCaorach is a beach or strand in County Galway, Ireland. The map knows which stretch of shore is meant.
Poll na gCaorach is recorded as a beach / strand in County Galway.

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  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.
  • Eskerroe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Harold Strong, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Laurel Lodged, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Christine Matthews, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Computer-made picture. It does not show this playground.
  • Chairego apc, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Jjm596, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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