Cahervagliar facts for kids
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Cathair Mhac Laoighaire
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 Location in Ireland
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| Alternative name | Cahirvagliair |
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| Location | Cappeen West, Kilmichael, County Cork, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 51°47′35″N 8°59′49″W / 51.793056°N 8.996944°W |
| Type | ringfort and souterrain |
| Area | 4,200 m2 (1 acre) |
| Diameter | 73 m (240 ft) |
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| Material | earth |
| Founded | c. AD 550–900 |
| Cultures | Gaelic Ireland |
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| Ownership | state |
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Cahervagliar is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#233) located in County Cork, Ireland.
Location
Cahervagliar is located 5.3 km km (3.3 mi) south-southeast of Kilmichael.
History and description
Cahervagliar is a bivallate ringfort, 73 m (240 ft) in diameter with a lintelled stone entrance to the east. The name means "stone ringfort of sons of Lóegaire"; it was the fortress of the Cenél Lóegairi, kings in central Ireland. However, they did not build the fort, as they did not arrive until after 1172.
Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Local lore claims that Brian Boru was once held hostage here.
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