What is recorded here
Magic and madness are close cousins. The fort is a ring of earth, not a palace of gold. People lived inside it, breathed its air and left it behind. The fairies never left. They still walk the ridge at dusk, wearing the shapes of everyone who forgot the fort was theirs.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in Kilmacduane EastEnclosure · 1.6 mi
LissarinkaFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.6 mi
Saint Senan's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 2.0 mi
Dangananella Househouse · 2.3 mi
Derrycrossaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.3 mi
St Senan's WellSpring · 3.6 mi
Crag WoodWood · 4.2 mi
Cahermurphy Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 4.6 mi
Clonderalaw BayBay · 4.9 mi
Vandeleur Walled GardenHeritage attraction · 5.0 mi
The Museum of Irish Rural LifeMuseum · 5.2 mi