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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Robinstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy forts are usually empty rings, but Robinstown keeps a live boundary. The field remembers the woman who refused to leave it, and the children who followed her into the earth. They did not disappear; they stopped belonging to the town. The ring still holds that choice, waiting for someone foolish enough to accept 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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