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From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA009D011

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  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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