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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloonreddan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mnemo knows the edge of the world because she has touched it. She is not certain which part of her body remembers the distance or which part invents it.
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A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort, in Cloonreddan is a circular earthwork enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. Local folklore often associates such sites with supernatural beings, particularly fairies, and they were traditionally avoided to prevent offending these otherworldly inhabitants.

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