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Toberkieran — Cill Chiaráin

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Toberkieran — Cill Chiaráin
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Some 195m N of and downslope from a church (GA077-016----). Known locally as Tobar Chiaráin, it consists of a natural spring in a fine stone-revetted basin, now surmounted by concrete and railings. Frequented on 9th September, the saint's day. (Robinson 1985, 55; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 115, 125; Killanin 1954, 103) 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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