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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doolaig North

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No visible trace remains at Doolaig North, though local memory still shapes the hidden fort into a fairy abode. Forgetting is not emptiness; it is a chamber where human events wait for witness. The chamber must be entered with care, because imagination can build a cage around what is absent. Drop the chamber and ask one question at a time. That is not the completion you wanted, but it is the completion the facts allow.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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