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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonaha East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Doonaha East holds a forgotten ringfort where clay and stone still trace the shape of a vanished home. The local name is a warning, not a joke, for fairies occupy every place humans stopped understanding. That much is certain. What the fort resisted, who it excluded and when it fell silent have all drifted away like the people it once shaped.
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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