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On E side of this island which is part of the Slyne Head archipelago. Small, well-preserved E. Chr. oratory (WSW-ESE; L 7.2m, Wth 4.75m ext.), its orientation dictated by the natural hollow in which it stands. Two projecting corbels survive at E and W ends of N side-wall. There is a trabeate doorway in W gable and a flat-headed window in E; also an altar and aumbry at E end. A holy well (GA048-003002-) lies c. 20m to ENE. (O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 99; Killanin 1954, 94; Hardiman 1846, 109-10) 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

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St. Caillins Chapel (in ruins) — Chapel Island

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