Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Dotted outline — Cloncagh is recorded as Ecclesiastical enclosure in Limerick. In elevated pasture, on S-facing slope. 210m) enclosed by earthen bank (int.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In elevated pasture, on S-facing slope.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Farm trackway skirts external base of earthen bank to E and runs E to W across interior c. 30m to S of graveyard.
What was found
The saved account records: Monastery here was founded by St. Maedoc of Ferns who died in 625 AD (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 376).
What remains
The saved account records: 210m) enclosed by earthen bank (int.
Why it mattered
Dotted outline — Cloncagh matters because the source ties ecclesiastical enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: H 1.55m) NW->SE and defined by scarped edge (ext.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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