Teach Solais Árainn, lighthouse in County Galway

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Map note: Teach Solais Árainn is a lighthouse in County Galway, Ireland. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

Teach Solais Árainn is recorded as a lighthouse in County Galway.

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Fiore Silvestro Barbato from Napoli (NA), Italy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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Ronan Mac Giollapharaic, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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