What is recorded here

Kerries West holds two forgotten forts, one buried under fields and the other reduced to a fenced ridge, yet locals still call the hidden place the robber's hole. That name suggests robbery, fear or greed, but it may also describe a hole large enough for people to enter and leave unchanged. The land has kept both shapes despite human attempts to erase them.

The precise location of this ringfort known locally as the 'robber's hole' within the townland of Kerries West has not been identified. According to the Minute Book of the Co. Kerry Field Club (Vol. 1, 02 November 1940, page 157) there are two forts within close proximity to one another in Kerries West. There is one known rath in the townland (KE028-090----). We do not know the location of the second 'old fort' (KE028-090002-) which was located to the 'rere of Barretts residence'. This possible rath which was partially levelled with only a portion remaining in the field fence when visited by the Kerry Field Club. However, the location of the fort was well known locally and the position of the Man-made underground passage (KE028-090003-) was pointed out to them. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 14 June 2022

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