What is recorded here

Bloomfield in County Mayo, Ireland, holds a settlement cluster where scattered remains still mark the edge of human life. The official record withholds its details, forcing imagination to fill the gap. Perhaps families lived there through storm and season, leaving behind only the shape of their presence.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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