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Lough Gur

County Limerick

An enchanted lake where a sorcerer earl rides out every seven years.

Lough Gur is surrounded by ancient sites, including Ireland's largest stone circle at Grange. Legend says the Earl of Desmond, a sorcerer, lies under the lake, and rides out every seven years on a silver-shod horse.

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When
Legend
Where
52.5200, -8.5300
Group
Unexplained

Visiting

A heritage centre and lakeside walks. The Grange stone circle is nearby.

Cover of The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations by Cale Mills
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The Ledger of Lost Artifacts and Civilizations

Not every mystery needs a lost continent. This book investigates fifty-nine real and often overlooked puzzles from the ancient and modern world: a temple older than farming itself, astonishing structures, out-of-place artifacts, and technologies lost to time. Each case is weighed honestly, with a clear ledger of the case for and against, so you can make up your own mind. Some cases collapse under scrutiny. Others remain genuinely unexplained. All of them are stranger than Atlantis.

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