What is recorded here

Liscooleen is a marshy ringfort on a Clare hillock, visible in every direction and named on maps since 1916. Its broken banks and stone-scraped edges suggest people lived there, feared the dark or simply watched the weather change. The fairies may have taken the place back after the humans left, which is why the ground still feels damp and alive beneath the grass.

In marshy pasture on the summit of a prominent hillock with clear views in all directions. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Liscooleen’ on the latter map. A rath (29m N-S; 26.25m E-W) defined by a bank (ext. H 1-2.5m), a fosse (Wth 1m), with an outer bank (L 7m; Wth 2m; H 0.6m) at SSE, and an outer scarp with stones along its edge from W to NE forming a berm (Wth 3.5m). The inner bank is lowest at SE, and the outer bank may form part of an entrance feature here. Quarrying of the bank is evident at SW. The interior is flat with a dense covering of rushes. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Eve Campbell Date of upload: 29 June 2023

Liscooleen, Carrowkeel is a likely early-medieval ringfort situated on a prominent hillock in marshy pasture, offering extensive views. It is associated with local folklore surrounding fairy activity, common to many such sites in the region.

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