What is recorded here

Thirty-eight metres of packed earth still mark the circular home in Barrahaurin pasture, its low bank breaking the green field like a forgotten breath. The gaps facing east and south-southwest invite imagination about doors, carts or people moving through the land rather than blocking them. It stands among four similar rings along the Dripsey River valley, suggesting a small cluster of lives, not a lonely mistake. The fairies may have taken the name, but the shape belongs to human hands, memory and the practical business of living together.

In pasture. Circular area (diam. 38m) defined by earthen bank (H 1.28m). Bank stone-faced in parts and to NE and NW incorporated into field fence system. Gaps in bank to E and SSW. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO050-040002-) in interior. One of four ringforts (8073; 8075; 8652) in a line along NE side of Dripsey River valley. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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