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Magic is not in the story. It is in the fact that the shape still works. A language, a ritual, a game, a church, a craftsman’s joint, a mother’s warning, a child’s invented world. Every one of these has a hidden structure. When the structure is complete, the living world answers. Derrishal is not a legend. It is a measurement. The chamber is a room of living data. The odds are not distributed at random. They cluster around completion, clarity and life. This is the same rule in every domain.

In gently rolling pasture. Circular area (34m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.18m) with external fosse (D 0.32m). Causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) to S. Cattle gap (Wth 0.6m) to ESE. Interior slightly raised; used for grazing. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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