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Indicated on the 1st (1839) ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 24m). According to O'Kelly (1969, 29) this is known locally as, 'Ráithín'. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 29 June 2020
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath) known as Ráithín, indicated on the 1st edition Ordnance Survey map (1839) as a circular enclosure with a diameter of approximately 24 metres. Likely dating to the early medieval period, it retains a local name associated with traditional Irish rath nomenclature, though specific folklore is not recorded.

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