Restless Sídhe of Keeraun Hill

The Irish have a belief that the wee folk do not like metal around their dwellings, the ancient lís and ráth in Ireland, often called Fairy Forts and Danish Forts. So what about this one in Banagher?

Keeraun Hill, near Banagher in Co. Offaly, Ireland
Photo: Tomás �" Cárthaigh (c) 2012

 

They sleep not in peace and quiet
As they did in days of old
Forgotten by us modern folk
Who tell tales of pots of gold
To gullible Americans
Who believe stories that they are told
By folk who count greedily the cash
From the souvenirs they have sold.

Folk who know know well and tell
That metal should never be
No fencing nor gates, never mind masts
Around the homes of the Sídhe.
And yet fools who believe in modern gods
Call fools folk like me
Wonder how luck foul follows them
And of it rare are free…

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