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County Clare, Munster

Kilrush steamer quay and Cappa pier

Tidal foreshore Documented siteRestricted
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What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Sea potterySea pottery
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: steamer crockery.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

1903 historic-map era

Shannon estuary port town developed by the Vandeleurs, with Glynn's mills, a steamer trade to Limerick and Cappa pier for turf and fish through the 1800s; quay and dock margins carry trade refuse.

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