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Granard Motte
53.7755° N, -7.5005° E
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Granard Motte is the remains of a motte-and-bailey castle and National Monument in Granard, County Longford, Ireland.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
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Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Construction by Richard de Tuit
c. 1199
King John's visit
1210
Death of Sean Ó Fearghail
1475
Grotto construction
1925
Saint Patrick statue erected
1932
Vandal damage and repairs
May 2017
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