What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not the work of fairies. They are the remains of ordinary human dwellings from centuries ago, built with earth and labour by the people who lived there. In Ballynahistil, that truth is easy to see because the ring is so worn out that it has become a shallow scar in the pasture instead of a standing wall. The fairies entered later, filling the gap left when the human name and history faded.

On a rise in low-lying pastureland. This very poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 35m) is defined by a low bank (Wth 1.7m; base Wth 7.45m; int. H 0.58m; ext. H 0.89m) that is visible only from NE to SE and from S to W. An old angled field boundary (GA106-029001-) visible to the SE may be associated. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 14 February 2019

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