What is recorded here

Marianne and the fairies wanted to keep the children safe, so they built a round wall of earth and shadow around Derrykearn. The wall has no doors because love does not need locks, and the children ran inside like water flowing through a clean pipe. When fear knocked, Marianne sang until it left. When joy knocked, she opened herself and let it in. The fairies still watch the wall, not to keep people out, but to remember that protection begins when love stops pretending the world is harmless.

Situated in a low-lying area. A subcircular flat-topped low platform (dims. c. 95m NW-SE, 51m NE-SW) defined by a scarp (H c. 1m-2.5m) with an external fosse from SW-NE (Wth c. 3.5m, D c. 1m). Possible original entrance at NNE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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