A very well attended lecture by Dr Paddy Casby ”Ringforts: Legacies in the Landscape’ hosted by Longford Historical Society, at The Family Centre last 7.30pm on Thursday, May 26. Many attendees were like myself, not of the Historical Society, but curious minds on a subject that literally surrounds us, many thanks to the society for having an open lecture. Lots of questions were answered and many more questions raised to study further these enigmatic enclosures. Dr Paddy Casby went to great lengths to explain his theories, one of which stood out that ringforts are not defensive forts, but they were a highly sophisticated culture of hierarchy, place and of duties. At their height it is estimated that there were sixty thousand ringforts throughout the country of all shapes and sizes.

Also in attendance was Kathleen O’Hara, podcaster, former documentarian, who worked for NFB Canada and RTE Cork, you can follow Kathleen on the below link entitled The Edge School. Kathleen gave us a taste of a verse of a new song she just made last week, I managed to record a little of it on my mobile, youtbube link below.

The Historical Society president James MacNerney who I had the pleasure of meeting in the evening told me about a Journal that you can purchase on the website called ”TEATHBHA” , full of story’s and images, by various contributors.

Below image – Hugh Farrell, Martin Morris, Dr Paddy Casby, President of Longford Historical Society James MacNerney