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   forth which are supposed to be fairies graves. Hunters were digging a fox's burrow and they came across little pans and pipes. Glenraw forth is round and Leinsters is square. The two are in sight of each other.

   

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2. Fairy Forts

   

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   The late Tom Clarke of Knappa set out for Ballabay fort about four o'clock in the morning. On his way he met with a little fellow with a great number of boots hung up on a black thorn bush beside him. Tom said "you are up very early" " I was not up as early as yourself" "Well you have a lot of shoes made" said Tom " I have not as many as that lad behind you has". Tom looked behind him but saw nothing and when he looked back the little fellow was gone. Tom Brady used to go to Andrew Duffy's house in Gallonreagh every Sunday night on a visit to him. He had to cross James Reilly's forth. This night when he was going home he saw a beautiful parlour. He looked for

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   Topics

   1. place-space-environment
      1. legendary and spiritual places (~158)
         1. fairy forts (~5,616)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Farrell

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Gallonreagh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Peter Mc Cabe

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lurganboy, Co. Cavan