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Salrock Church (in ruins) — Foher

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Salrock Church (in ruins) — Foher
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Situated on E side of Salrock valley and dedicated to St Rioch or Roc. Marked 'in Ruins' near centre of graveyard on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map but as 'Site of on 2nd ed. (1898). No visible trace of it survives in the overgrown graveyard, which is crowded with burials. Two holy wells (GA010-008003--GA010-009----) lie just to NW of church and c. 60m SSW respectively. (Killanin 1954, 100; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 30; Stokes 1868, 40-1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.

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