What is recorded here
Doonaghboy holds a broken earthen ring where Ballyonan and Doonaghboy still argue about identity. men built the fort, but the fairies took it back and rearranged the stones under every staring human. The boundary between counties runs through the mystery, giving the trickery room to breathe.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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