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Fairy forts — so many still here and still relevant today
Fairy forts — so many still here and still relevant today
How many fairy forts in Ireland? Somewhere between 45,000 and 60,000 is a very rough estimate, but in all probability there are many more, given the speed with which our lush vegetation covers up everything according to a new book, Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past

Mon, 14 Apr, 2025

Towns benefit as rural dwellers drift to urban areas, council plan shows

Population fall-offs in rural areas of South Kerry has led to drifts towards the towns of Cahersiveen, Killorglin, Killarney, and Kenmare, a local authority’s draft plan reveals.

Wed, 19 Sep, 2012

Downturn could turn you into a Kerry hobby farmer

A QUICK flick through newspapers or websites will show any number of receivership sales in progress and now the trend has reached the residential sector.

Sat, 19 Sep, 2009

More fort than cottage

Rose Martin finds a bungalow with lots of cachet near an Iron Age site.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2008

Take advantage of holiday homes

A HOLIDAY home scheme in pretty Sneem will give purchasers their days in the sun — it made the ‘transitional’ deadline for valuable tax breaks before the schemes were headed off at the pass.

Sat, 05 Mar, 2005

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