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Nunnery (in ruins) — Rusheens South

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Nunnery (in ruins) — Rusheens South
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On a SE-facing slope in farmland. On 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map, a small house cluster is shown here and a small roofed rectangular building (c. 12m by c. 8m), its long axis running NW-SE, is labelled 'Nunnery (In Ruins)' Apparently removed by the time of 3rd ed. (1930) when the words 'Site of' are appended. No visible surface trace survives. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 66) 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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