What is recorded here

Marianne and the fairies: when the children flew to the castle they never returned. Her husband followed, lost in the same bargain. Marianne raved, refused food and died believing the children were still alive. The claimant appeared in her bedroom and told the truth. The fairies had taken the children and would not give them back. They wanted Marianne instead. She had bitten the claimant and escaped. He had raved until death. Her children are still missing. The castle stands empty because the bargain never closed.

In rough gorse-covered grazing, on a rise with views N over Berehaven Harbour and Castletownbere. According to local information, a rath existed on the rise and was levelled in the past. It is not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

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