Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cooleeshil OR Richfort

Marianne, a young mother of two small children, lived inside the ancient fort. She had no choice but to believe the warnings of the older women, who claimed the fairies still owned the land. One stormy night, Marianne's children vanished from their beds. She ran barefoot through the rain, calling their names until she found them sitting calmly beside the fort's entrance. They smiled and said a beautiful woman had invited them to dance. Marianne never forgot that the fort belonged to someone else, and she taught her children to respect the unseen neighbours who still walked the earth.