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County Offaly, Leinster
Banagher Shannon quay and maltings
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottles
Sea pottery
Clay pipe stemsAlso reported: maltings 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
Shannon garrison and grain town whose quay and huge maltings served the Guinness trade in the 1800s, with the navigation bringing Grand Canal boats; quay and riverside margins carry trade refuse.
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