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County Galway, Connacht
Ballinasloe Grand Canal harbour and fair town
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: fair tokens and harness brass.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS (Public domain), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Why this spot
1907 historic-map era
Great October fair town reached by the Grand Canal's Ballinasloe line in 1828, its harbour handling cattle-trade goods until railway days; harbour ground and canal margins carry fair-era refuse.
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