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Holy well

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On E side of a byroad in flat pastureland. A shallow unenclosed pond (D c. 4m) is regarded locally as a holy well. II - North Galway'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA028-010

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Claire Loader, heritage.galwaycommunityheritage.org
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  • Enda O Flaherty, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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