What is recorded here

No visible trace remains at Lisheen. The lost ringfort likely formed a small defensible home or marker in County Clare, while local imagination later assigned it to fairy folk. Its absence does not erase the shape it once held or the people who lived beside it.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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