The Fairy-Go-Round Ring Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland
A tourist-attraction with a petting farm, this privately owned attraction is 10 km west of Dingle in the parish of Kilvickadownig. Its along the world famous Slea Head Drive. This Ring fort, also known as a "Rath", "Lios", or "Fairy Fort" is a circular ancient pre-Celtic settlement
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Dun Beag Fort
In Irish this means "Little Fort". It is a triangular shaped promontory fort measuring 35m along its western side atop the 30 m high cliffs on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry with distinctive rows of defences and panoramic views over the Dingle Bay of Valentia Island and the Skellig Isles.
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Playing Cards
The exact origin of playing cards is unknown, but many theories exist about their possible beginnings. It has been concluded by many stage magicians that cards were brought by Arabs from the Middle East, early 14th century to Europe via Spain and Italy.
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Irish Fairy Forts
“Fairy Forts” are the names given especially by the Irish, Cornish, and other residents of the Isles around Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Britain who strongly believe in the faerie folk. This is a localized term for the “raths”, “ringforts”, “lios”, “hillforts”, “rounds”, “earthen mounds”, or circular dwellings found in England, Ireland, Scotland, Isle of Man, and Wales.