Rath off Ballyvally Road
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Rath off Ballyvally Road
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 19 Feb 2013
A rath is a circular enclosure surrounded by an earthen wall. It was used as a dwelling and stronghold in first millennium CE. Folk belief in later times associated them with the wee people and were places to be avoided especially after sun down.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.170353
Longitude
-6.217315