What is recorded here

Keelogenasause holds a circular earthen fort possibly used by Felim King of Connaught during Edward Bruce's campaign of 1315-16. The low stone-and-earth bank still surrounds a raised grassy chamber on a gentle slope, while the outer ditch has mostly filled with soil and forgotten time. If this is the O'Farrell residence mentioned in that wartime journey, then kings and common people once shared the same quiet ground before history pulled the story away.

On a gentle SE-facing slope in low-lying pasture. During Edward Bruce's campaign of 1315-16, Felim King of Connaught rested in the dwelling-place of his uncle who was an O'Farrell of Annaly. Orpen (1968, vol. 4, 170) identifies this O'Farrell residence as being located in the townland of Keelognasause. Its possible that this rath is that residence. It consists of a raised circular area (diam. 24.9m) enclosed by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.4m; H 1.2m max.) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.2m; D 0.7m), which has been largely infilled from WSW-W-NNW. A report in 1977 (SMR file) noted that the inner face of the bank may have been faced with drystone masonry at E and that the original entrance may have been at SE. These features are no longer identifiable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 12 January 2012

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Keelogenasause is a circular earthen enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. It is associated with local folklore and historical references, including a 14th-century account linking it to Felim King of Connaught during Edward Bruce's campaign.

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