Irish Fairy Forts: Portals to the Past

Far more than just a faint echo of the past, Ireland's fairy forts are still vibrantly alive.

The traditions connected to them are so powerful that, even today, people rarely interfere with Irish fairy forts or fairy trees. They aren't built on; roads curve around them; farmers don't plough over them

The most numerous ancient remains in Ireland today, numbering up to 50,000 or more, these enigmatic mounds and grassy banks seem to call out to us from an earlier time. So, what are they, who b...