# Castle, Co. Galway: townland, land parcels and planning

Townland in the civil parish of Dunmore, barony of Ballymoe, Co. Galway; in Irish An Caisleán.

- Area (Tailte Éireann): 1,943,350 m² (194.34 ha, 480.21 acres)
- Land parcels (Tailte Éireann): 96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in it, median 9,561 m² (0.96 ha, 2.36 acres)
- Zoning (national zoning, MyPlan): not in a zoned settlement
- Planning (National Planning Applications): 4 applications since 2010
- Civil parish: Dunmore, https://everytownland.com/galway/parish/dunmore.md
- Barony: Ballymoe
- Electoral division: Toberadosh, the unit of the census
- Census 2022 (Central Statistics Office): Toberadosh electoral division: 399 people in 141 households; 94% of households own their home; 32% of homes were built since 2001; 15% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 3% were holiday homes.
- County: Co. Galway, https://everytownland.com/galway.md
- Placenames Database of Ireland: https://www.logainm.ie/en/21975
- Townland number at Tailte Éireann: 61083
- Centre: latitude 53.637861, longitude -8.651734 (WGS 84)

## Land parcels (registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann)

96 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Castle, from 107 m² to 171,434 m² (17.14 ha, 42.36 acres); 29 neighbouring parcels touch its boundary. Largest first:

- Parcel 2001579: 171,434 m² (17.14 ha, 42.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001579.md
- Parcel 1949922: 101,999 m² (10.2 ha, 25.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949922.md
- Parcel 5123441: 85,794 m² (8.58 ha, 21.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123441.md
- Parcel 2529951: 75,693 m² (7.57 ha, 18.7 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529951.md
- Parcel 2001576: 69,889 m² (6.99 ha, 17.27 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001576.md
- Parcel 2001458: 68,989 m² (6.9 ha, 17.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001458.md
- Parcel 2001562: 65,555 m² (6.56 ha, 16.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001562.md
- Parcel 1949999: 56,563 m² (5.66 ha, 13.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949999.md
- Parcel 1949924: 46,908 m² (4.69 ha, 11.59 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949924.md
- Parcel 2001556: 46,535 m² (4.65 ha, 11.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001556.md
- Parcel 1949891: 46,243 m² (4.62 ha, 11.43 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949891.md
- Parcel 2069649: 44,733 m² (4.47 ha, 11.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2069649.md
- Parcel 2001573: 44,109 m² (4.41 ha, 10.9 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001573.md
- Parcel 2001459: 43,206 m² (4.32 ha, 10.68 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001459.md
- Parcel 2001569: 41,461 m² (4.15 ha, 10.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001569.md
- Parcel 5123361: 36,287 m² (3.63 ha, 8.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123361.md
- Parcel 2001563: 35,992 m² (3.6 ha, 8.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001563.md
- Parcel 2001577: 33,545 m² (3.35 ha, 8.29 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001577.md
- Parcel 1949905: 32,435 m² (3.24 ha, 8.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949905.md
- Parcel 1949896: 30,167 m² (3.02 ha, 7.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949896.md
- Parcel 2001567: 28,404 m² (2.84 ha, 7.02 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001567.md
- Parcel 1949892: 28,377 m² (2.84 ha, 7.01 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949892.md
- Parcel 1949925: 28,137 m² (2.81 ha, 6.95 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949925.md
- Parcel 1949920: 25,992 m² (2.6 ha, 6.42 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949920.md
- Parcel 2022267: 25,238 m² (2.52 ha, 6.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2022267.md
- Parcel 1949926: 25,182 m² (2.52 ha, 6.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949926.md
- Parcel 2001565: 25,123 m² (2.51 ha, 6.21 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001565.md
- Parcel 2001571: 24,874 m² (2.49 ha, 6.15 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001571.md
- Parcel 1949918: 24,171 m² (2.42 ha, 5.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949918.md
- Parcel 1949998: 22,419 m² (2.24 ha, 5.54 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949998.md
- Parcel 1949919: 21,589 m² (2.16 ha, 5.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949919.md
- Parcel 2001578: 21,237 m² (2.12 ha, 5.25 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001578.md
- Parcel 2001572: 19,328 m² (1.93 ha, 4.78 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001572.md
- Parcel 1949900: 18,108 m² (1.81 ha, 4.47 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949900.md
- Parcel 2001564: 17,631 m² (1.76 ha, 4.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001564.md
- Parcel 1949917: 17,474 m² (1.75 ha, 4.32 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949917.md
- Parcel 2001649: 14,920 m² (1.49 ha, 3.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001649.md
- Parcel 1949910: 14,235 m² (1.42 ha, 3.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949910.md
- Parcel 1949916: 14,174 m² (1.42 ha, 3.5 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949916.md
- Parcel 1949895: 13,587 m² (1.36 ha, 3.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949895.md
- Parcel 2001557: 12,354 m² (1.24 ha, 3.05 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001557.md
- Parcel 2001555: 11,599 m² (1.16 ha, 2.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001555.md
- Parcel 1949921: 10,906 m² (1.09 ha, 2.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949921.md
- Parcel 1995636: 10,213 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1995636.md
- Parcel 1949899: 10,201 m² (1.02 ha, 2.52 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949899.md
- Parcel 1949897: 9,959 m² (1 ha, 2.46 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949897.md
- Parcel 2001650: 9,626 m² (0.96 ha, 2.38 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001650.md
- Parcel 1949898: 9,590 m² (0.96 ha, 2.37 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949898.md
- Parcel 2529956: 9,532 m² (0.95 ha, 2.36 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529956.md
- Parcel 2001460: 9,414 m² (0.94 ha, 2.33 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001460.md
- Parcel 1949907: 9,343 m² (0.93 ha, 2.31 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949907.md
- Parcel 1949909: 9,047 m² (0.9 ha, 2.24 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949909.md
- Parcel 1949904: 8,996 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949904.md
- Parcel 2001570: 8,991 m² (0.9 ha, 2.22 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001570.md
- Parcel 1949903: 8,903 m² (0.89 ha, 2.2 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949903.md
- Parcel 1949894: 8,321 m² (0.83 ha, 2.06 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949894.md
- Parcel 2529970: 8,275 m² (0.83 ha, 2.04 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2529970.md
- Parcel 2112667: 8,027 m² (0.8 ha, 1.98 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2112667.md
- Parcel 1949893: 7,988 m² (0.8 ha, 1.97 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949893.md
- Parcel 2001553: 7,652 m² (0.77 ha, 1.89 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001553.md
- Parcel 2001568: 7,626 m² (0.76 ha, 1.88 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001568.md
- Parcel 2001651: 7,557 m² (0.76 ha, 1.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001651.md
- Parcel 1949914: 7,091 m² (0.71 ha, 1.75 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949914.md
- Parcel 2001554: 6,572 m² (0.66 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001554.md
- Parcel 1949908: 6,540 m² (0.65 ha, 1.62 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949908.md
- Parcel 2001566: 6,471 m² (0.65 ha, 1.6 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001566.md
- Parcel 1949902: 6,339 m² (0.63 ha, 1.57 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949902.md
- Parcel 4461437: 6,271 m² (0.63 ha, 1.55 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4461437.md
- Parcel 1949906: 6,112 m² (0.61 ha, 1.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949906.md
- Parcel 1949923: 5,873 m² (0.59 ha, 1.45 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949923.md
- Parcel 5175554: 4,967 m² (0.5 ha, 1.23 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5175554.md
- Parcel 1949997: 4,770 m² (0.48 ha, 1.18 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949997.md
- Parcel 2001652: 4,701 m² (0.47 ha, 1.16 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001652.md
- Parcel 2001574: 4,525 m² (0.45 ha, 1.12 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001574.md
- Parcel 5123366: 4,031 m² (0.4 ha, 1 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/5123366.md
- Parcel 1949901: 3,764 m² (0.38 ha, 0.93 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949901.md
- Parcel 1995637: 3,541 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1995637.md
- Parcel 2001560: 3,501 m² (0.35 ha, 0.87 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001560.md
- Parcel 6178623: 3,261 m² (0.33 ha, 0.81 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6178623.md
- Parcel 4659840: 2,779 m² (0.28 ha, 0.69 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4659840.md
- Parcel 4639438: 2,599 m² (0.26 ha, 0.64 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/4639438.md
- Parcel 6178641: 2,534 m² (0.25 ha, 0.63 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/6178641.md
- Parcel 2001561: 2,485 m² (0.25 ha, 0.61 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001561.md
- Parcel 2001457: 2,141 m² (0.21 ha, 0.53 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001457.md
- Parcel 1949913: 2,061 m² (0.21 ha, 0.51 acres), https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949913.md
- Parcel 2001559: 1,940 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001559.md
- Parcel 4661344: 1,924 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4661344.md
- Parcel 2001575: 1,762 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001575.md
- Parcel 4639436: 1,749 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4639436.md
- Parcel 4641971: 1,315 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4641971.md
- Parcel 1949912: 1,264 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949912.md
- Parcel 4641976: 1,183 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/4641976.md
- Parcel 1949911: 943 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949911.md
- Parcel 2001558: 932 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2001558.md
- Parcel 2696762: 286 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/2696762.md
- Parcel 1949915: 107 m², https://everytownland.com/parcel/1949915.md

## Zoning (national zoning of development plans, MyPlan)

No zone of a development plan covers Castle in the national zoning. Outside zoned towns and villages, the county development plan's rural policies apply to each application.

## Planning applications whose site touches the townland (National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage)

4 applications, newest first.

- 12 Oct 2022, Galway County Council 221105: Conditional. Retention, 1 home. for a development consisting of an existing telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under Pl. Ref. 091833 together with antennas, dishes, equipment cabinets, fencing and all associated site development works. The development will continue to provide high speed wireless broadband and data services.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/221105/0
- 25 Jul 2022, Galway County Council 22909: N/a. Retention. for development consisting of an existing telecommunications support structure (previously granted permission under pl. ref. 091833 together with antennas, dishes, equipment cabinets, fencing and all associated site development works. The development will continue to provide highspeed wireless broadband and data services. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/22909/0
- 17 Jun 2021, Galway County Council 211070: Conditional. Permission, 1 home. to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage/fuel store, septic tank, treatment system and percolation area and all ancillary site works at the above location. Gross floor space of proposed works: 233sqm. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211070/0
- 20 Dec 2018, Galway County Council 181844: Conditional. Permission. to construct a new agricultural entrance/exit gateway and all ancillary site works.. File: https://www.eplanning.ie/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/181844/0

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## Designated sites (National Parks and Wildlife Service)

- Special Area of Conservation: Lough Corrib SAC, site code 000297, https://www.npws.ie/protected-sites/sac/000297

## Recorded monuments (Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service)

- GA006-035001: Earthwork, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-035001-. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- GA006-035002: Castle - unclassified, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-035002-. On a low spur in undulating grassland overlooking a stream to S. Known locally as 'Caislean Beg or Little Castle' (Neary 1914, 124, no. 1) and described as a 'small square castle … long a quarry, and only the foundation remains, 24 ft. [7.3m] square in plan, walls 4 ft. [1.2m] thick'. What survives is an indeterminate grassed-over mound of earth and stone in which fragmentary sections of three walls are visible. These comprise an E wall (L 5m, Wth >0.3m, H 2m max.) along with short sections of the adjoining N wall (L 1.3m, Wth 0.7m). At S end of the former is a blocked ope (Wth 1.6m), possibly a door or gateway. The S side of the ope is formed by a short separate wall fragment (S wall), running E-W (L 1.2m, Wth 0.7m, H 2.2m). Neary (ibid.) also mentions the 'openings of two souterrains … in the centre of the castle ruin', no trace of which is now visible: possibly cellars but unlikely to be souterrains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
- GA006-036: Ringfort - rath, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-036----. On an E-facing slope in grassland overlooking bogland to SW. On inspection in June 1984, this subcircular rath (N-S 35.5m, E-W 33m) , known locally as 'Lisduff' (Neary 1914, 117, no. 3), was defined by an overgrown bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m) with traces of an external fosse surviving only at SW. A gap (Wth 2m) at NE may have been original. On re-inspection in January 2010, it was found that the rath had been completely levelled. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). The following image has been uploaded: GA006-036----.jpg Edited by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 22 June 2023
- GA006-038: Children's burial ground, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-038----. On top of a rise in undulating grassland. Marked on 1st ed. of OS 6-inch map as a roughly square area (L/Wth c. 10m); on inspection in June 1984 it was defined by a semicircular unenclosed area (N-S c. 14m) within which a number of small set stones marked graves. On re-inspection in September 2009, it was found that the burial ground had been cordoned off with a wooden post and wire fence and the area immediately outside the fence was heavily poached. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). The following images have been uploaded: GA006-038----_02.jpg Overall view from N GA006-038----_04.jpg Interior from S Edited by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 22 June 2023
- GA006-039: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-039----. A hachured area marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a shallow disused and grassed-over gravel pit. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 July 2014
- GA006-040: Quarry, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-040----. A roughly circular hachured feature marked on the 1930 edition of the OS 6-inch map proved on inspection in 1984 to be a disused gravel pit defined by a large roughly circular hollow. Probably of 19th/20th century date. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 29 August 2014
- GA006-041: Bridge, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-041----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
- GA006-066: Boundary mound, https://heritagedata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=0c9eb9575b544081b0d296436d8f60f8&query=18a4b61b268-layer-9%2CSMRS%2CGA006-066----. The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

## Architectural heritage (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage)

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Castle.

## Ground and risks (Radon Risk Map of Ireland, EPA; Landslide Susceptibility Classification and LiDAR, Geological Survey Ireland)

- Radon: About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home: https://www.epa.ie/environment-and-you/radon/radon-testing/#d.en.82887
- Landslides: Susceptibility moderately low, low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map.
- Terrain model: no LiDAR survey of the Office of Public Works covers the centre of the townland of Castle.
- Flooding: the flood maps of the Office of Public Works, https://www.floodinfo.ie/map/floodmaps/, linked only: their licence does not allow re-use.

LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

## Downloads

- DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings, for a drawing program: https://everytownland.com/galway/castle.dxf
- GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map: https://everytownland.com/galway/castle.geojson
- KML, for Google Earth: https://everytownland.com/galway/castle.kml

## Homes sold (Residential Property Price Register)

No address of the register names Castle with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Galway: https://everytownland.com/galway.md

## Neighbouring townlands (National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann)

- Ballinphuill: https://everytownland.com/galway/ballinphuill-60223.md
- Beagh: https://everytownland.com/galway/beagh-60532.md
- Cloonmaghaura: https://everytownland.com/galway/cloonmaghaura.md
- Curragh West: https://everytownland.com/galway/curragh-west.md
- Gortaganny: https://everytownland.com/galway/gortaganny-62223.md
- Lisheennaheltia: https://everytownland.com/galway/lisheennaheltia.md
- Lissyconor: https://everytownland.com/galway/lissyconor.md
- Woodfield: https://everytownland.com/galway/woodfield-64208.md

A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.

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Everytownland reads the registered freehold land and the statutory boundaries of Tailte Éireann, the national zoning, planning file and heritage records of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, and the Residential Property Price Register. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee; this site names no owner. A price is the price recorded for a past sale, not a valuation.

Sources: Cadastral Parcels Freehold, Townlands, Civil Parishes, Baronies, Electoral Divisions and Buildings, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0; national zoning of development plans (GZT, MyPlan) and National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0, applicants not shown; designated sites, National Parks and Wildlife Service, CC BY 4.0; Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, CC BY 4.0; Residential Property Price Register, Property Services Regulatory Authority, re-used with the source acknowledged.

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