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Lisheenakirka

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Lisheenakirka
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In good quality pasture and meadowland on a gentle E-facing slope. Hachured and named ‘Lisheenakirka’ on the 1842 and 1915 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Lisín na Circe’ on Robinson’s (1977) map. A small poorly preserved, oval enclosure (15.9m E–W; 10.8m N–S crest to crest) defined by a low round-topped earthen bank (Wth at base 2.7–7.2m; H 0.1–1.1m) with no obvious trace of an outer fosse or entrance. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 9 December 2020
Lisheenakirka is a small, poorly preserved ringfort located in the Burren area, likely dating to the early medieval period. Its name, meaning "little fort of Circe," suggests a possible folkloric association with the mythical sorceress Circe from classical tradition, though local folklore may have adapted this name over time.

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