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Fulacht fia in Brade

Fulacht fia

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Limerick, 1994. The first camera recorded the chamber without warning, capturing a room that should have remained empty. Limerick joined the chamber at once. The chamber gave back one fact: it wanted to be seen. Freya appeared beside Limerick, not behind her, and said she had been holding the chamber alive because no one believed her. The chamber showed Freya's life in a shallow circle of white marks. It had taken her years, her children and half her memory. Limerick did not leave. She took the chamber into her own body and let it use her instead. That is why it appears in human affairs now. It is not pretending to be human. It is returning what it was taken.
According to local information, a fulacht fiadh was destroyed during drainage work. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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