Tomb in Drumacoo, mausoleum in County Galway

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What is recorded here

Extending to the N from the E end of the church (GA103-118001-), this large mausoleum was built in 1830 for Lady Harriet St George and her husband Arthur F. St George (for details see www.buildingsofireland Reg. No. 30410340, last accessed 15 December 2016 ). A section of the graveyard (GA103-118003-) to the W of it was also enclosed for the burial of members of the family (Leask 1960 73).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA103-118004

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