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Stone head in Barry More

Stone head
Stone head in Barry More
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A limestone head carved in the round representing a helmeted knight and dating probably from the 14th century was found c. 1949 in outhouses at Hodson's Bay (NMI file). It is now in Athlone Museum (WM029-042085-).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO049-011

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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, fi.pinterest.com
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.roscommonherald.ie
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.thejournal.ie
  • Peter Gerken, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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