Folacht Fiadh in Ballymacsimon, fulacht fia in County Cork

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

In boggy field to S of Ballymacsimon house. Low irregular mound of burnt material; heavily overgrown.

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