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Rinn an Chaisleáin
52.1053° N, -10.5110° E
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Rinn an Chaisleáin or Castle Point is a National Monument on Great Blasket Island, Ireland.
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
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Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
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Ferriter lease and castle establishment
late 13th century
Soup-school constructed
1840
Soup-school closed
1852
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