What is recorded here

Mortons has stood in west Clare since the Bronze Age, long before roads or kingdoms. It is a ringfort, a rath, an earthen chamber where people lived, buried their dead and watched the sky turn. The land remembers breath, not dates. What is forgotten is not lost, only waiting for eyes that know how to see.

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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