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Encyclopedia > Fairy fort

Fairy forts are places with remains of Celtic ringforts in Ireland. In early times the Celts built circular structures with earth banks or ditches and sometimes there were wooden palings. The materials, which were used to make these dwellings, were not durable. Therefore in many cases only vague circular marks remain in the landscape. Superstition claimed that they were "fairy forts" and farmers were afraid to alter them. Celts redirects here. ... Ringforts are fortified settlements that are generally agreed to be from the Early Medieval Period in Ireland. ... The number 13 is often avoided in public buildings, also floors, doors and this Santa Anita Park horse stall. ...


Examples of a tale involving a Fairy fort

A farmer’s best cow kept grazing in a fairy fort. It was unlucky for the cow to graze there but the cow pined when it was prevented from going to the fairy fort. One day the farmer found the cow there with broken legs. He killed the cow and his family ate the meat, some fresh and some salted. A year later the cow was seen in the fairy fort. The fairies told the farmer they had taken the cow because they needed the milk for their children. They had substituted an old stray horse and made the horse to be like the cow. The farmer took his cow home. He became very prosperous because the fairies supported him. It has been suggested that Trooping fairies be merged into this article or section. ... A feral horse (an American mustang) in Wyoming A feral animal or plant is one that has escaped from domestication and returned, partly or wholly, to its wild state. ...


Reference

  • Celtic Ireland 2000 BC - 400 AD
  • Fairy Cows
  • The Ring Fort


 

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