What is recorded here

A fourty-metre earthen ring called Rahdroo stood by the roadside in Nicholastown until John Butler, the last sovereign of Athy, demolished it. The earth still holds its shadow beneath the fields, marking a boundary humans once recognised but no longer see.

In level tillage. According to Fitzgerald (1899-1902g, 132-3), ‘”Rahdroo” – This was the name of a small circular rath which stood by the roadside … John Butler, the last sovereign of Athy demolished it.’ Visible on a 2005 OSi Orthophoto as the cropmark of a fosse enclosing a circular area (est. diam. c. 40m). When upstanding, the monument was apparently avoided by a later road which bends SW-W-NW around it. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 20 December 2013

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort known as "Rahdroo" was recorded near Nicholastown, likely dating to the early medieval period. It was reportedly demolished by John Butler, the last sovereign of Athy, and was associated with local folklore surrounding fairies and ancient power.

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