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Ballygowan (Posonby) Ringfort

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Ballygowan (Posonby) Ringfort
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Ballygowan (Posonby) Ringfort stands in County Kilkenny, a forgotten circle of earth where people once drew a sharp line between themselves and the endless field. The name Posonby sounds like a tongue-trip, perhaps a joke repeated until it became fact. If so, the fort becomes a laughing place, its seriousness undermined by the music in its own title.
Ballygowan (Posonby) Ringfort is recorded as a archaeological place in County Kilkenny. Its open map record supplies this location and any linked names or public references.

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