What is recorded here

Banshagh in County Kerry holds a circular earthen fort, a rath built by human hands but named for fairy mischief. The ridge still stands where people once lived, guarded walls around a small home. Local story claims the fairies took the place when the humans left, turning an ordinary dwelling into a hidden realm.

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