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A tollhouse erected in 1847 by the D’Esterre family. It comprised two houses, one on each side of the road with the actual toll gate between the two buildings and across the roadway. (O’Brien 1996, 13; Ryan, W. G. 1980 http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/archaeology/ryan/part5_chapter49_rossmanagher.htm; Accessed 26 July 2016) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 26 July 2016

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CL052-074

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