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Lios Báibe

Lisbabe
Fort of the babes
Lios Báibe, or Lisbabe, takes its name from "lios" meaning fort or ringfort, with "báibe" referring to babies. According to local folklore collected in the early 20th century, the fort earned this designation from the practice of burying unbaptized babies there in earlier centuries, a tradition that became deeply embedded in the place's cultural memory and local identity. The townland appears i...

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