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Burial in Cloonfaghna

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Immediately S of a large enclosure (GA007-045001-). Known locally as 'McCriosain's Grave', it consists of a rectangular limestone slab (L.2m, Wth 1.25m), aligned N-S and set flush with the ground surface. It is reputedly the burial place of a giant. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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