St. Columba's School, ruins in County Mayo

What is recorded here

Map note: St. Columba's School is ruins in County Mayo, Ireland. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

St. Columba's School is recorded as a ruins in County Mayo.

Photo credits

Maker not stated on source page, www.flickr.com
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
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Sportsfile, via Connaught Telegraph; individual photographer not named, www.con-telegraph.ie
Eric Jones, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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