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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromore (magunihy By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Cloontobbereth: A rath in the north of Dromore, recorded in the 1840s but never precisely found. The name itself is a trap, blending human memory with fairy mischief. Perhaps it is a buried ring of stones, waiting for a storm to reveal its edge. Perhaps it is only a story the land tells to keep people humble. Either way, the fort exists in the gap between knowing and wondering.
A rath, called 'Cloontobbereth', was recorded in the N part of Dromore townland in the 1840s (OSNB, Molahiffe, no. 1, 14). It has not been precisely located. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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