Fish-pond, Eyrecourt Demesne, Co. Galway
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Estate Features
Within the grounds of Eyrecourt Demesne in east County Galway, a fish-pond sits as one of the quieter remnants of the estate that once surrounded Eyrecourt Castle, a house long associated with the Eyre family and now a celebrated ruin.
Ornamental and practical fish-ponds of this kind were a common feature of Irish demesnes from the seventeenth century onward, serving both as a reliable source of fresh fish for the household table and as a mark of the landowner's ability to shape and manage the landscape around them.
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