Carrigcleena

Carrigcleena is a rock palace five miles from Mallow where Clíodhna, queen of the South Munster fairies, still rules. She is a love goddess and banshee who healed sickness through the song of three bright birds eating apples from an otherworldly tree. Local families regarded her as a benefactor, and children once took Sunday trips to her rock to hear stories of her amorous affairs with mortal dynasties.