What is recorded here
Ballycatten Fort stands as the second largest ringfort in Ireland, its triple ramparts marking a place where Viking advances first broke against Munster men in AD 910. The earthworks still hold the shape of that collision, suggesting a landscape where strength was measured in living bodies rather than stone alone.
The ancient fort of Ballycatten, the second largest ringfort in Ireland. This fort with its triple ramparts saw many a battle and it was at this ancient spot that the Vikings were first defeated in a pitch battle by the Munster men in AD 910
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