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Fairy Bush

Ritual site, holy tree/bush
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Map note: There is a map point for Fairy Bush, a ritual site around Killinaparson, County Laois, Ireland. The past can keep its secrets; the map gives you a starting point.
Whitethorn bush marked as Fairy Bush on all editions of the OS 6-inch maps.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA002-014

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  • Digital Eye, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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