This is one of apparently 83 signs that were carved or placed around the Irish coast for use as navigational aids for both Allied and German pilots for when they were flying over neutral Ireland in WW2.

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The Royal Irish Academy (Éire signs and the 'Emergency', 2018-0-08):
ria.ie/news/documents-irish-foreign-policy/eire-signs-and-emergency
“… but as early as June 1943 the US Air Force requested that the numbers of nearby lookout posts …

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BBC (“Hidden WW2 Éire sign revealed after gorse fire”, 2018-08-04):
bbc.com/news/world-europe-45070631

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