What is recorded here

Marianne and her sister built a small red house beside the fort, not far from the cliff road. They kept goats for milk and honey, and they walked the ridge at dawn when the sea struck the rocks below. People came from distant cities to sit inside the ancient ring, drink goat milk, and listen Marianne describe how the fort still shaped the life of both women. The clay wall did not block them; it gave the property a name and a reason to exist.

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A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort in Kilnoe, is a circular earthwork enclosure typically dating to the early medieval period (c. 500–1000 AD), often associated with domestic or defensive use. Local folklore may link such sites to the fairy folk or other supernatural beings, reflecting their enduring presence in Irish tradition.

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