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Tuckers Lake Crannog
This view from the Pontoon
road on the outskirts of Castlebar shows evidence of human habitation
spanning a period of twelve to thirteen centuries. On the hill
overlooking the lake are two newly built modern houses of the
21st century. In the foreground the circular remains of a crannog
is visible on Tucker's Lake which would have been the home of
lake-dwellers in the 8th or 9th century. Traditionally, crannogs
are associated with the Early Christian period when they were
the secure habitation places of the more well to do people of
that time. Tucker's Lake itself, probably derived its name from
the Linen industry, on which Castlebar's economic wellbeing depended
so much in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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