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Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

Overview

Indicated — Rathbranagh is recorded as Enclosure in Limerick. In pasture on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions. Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---).

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In pasture on a slight E-facing slope, with moderate to good views in all directions.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: Levelled monument visible on Google Earth orthoimages taken 28/06/2018 and 14/02/2020 where the enclosure is visible as a cropmark.

What was found

The saved account records: Located 380m WNW of the townland boundary with Maghera and two ringforts (LI021-099/100---).

What remains

The saved account records: Enclosure (LI021-096----) 500m to NW.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Rathbranagh matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: OSi 6-inch map as an embanked enclosure.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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