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Ecclesiastical enclosure in Derryco

Ecclesiastical enclosure

Why this matters

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

What is recorded here

Derryco Church (in ruins) (KE009-022----), graveyard (KE009-022001-). According to local tradition it was once the site of an early monastic settlement (KE009-022002-), although nothing else is known of this early site. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 936. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 20 August 2013
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