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1. Fairy Forts (continued)

   

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   There is no entrance hole going into them.
   There is another fort in Moyview and there is an entrance hole going into it. There is a lot of small stone rooms built inside. It is called Rath Maoibcatha. It is said that the Danes built it there in olden times. The owner of this fort is Mr Noonan and he got stones and sand to build a new house out of it.
   There is said to be an underground passage leading from this fort under the river Moy and coming up in Rosserk Abbey. The length of this passage is about two miles.
   There was once a bet if anyone could walk through it. They had to go in at Noonan's land and come out at Rosserk.
   Anyone that could do it would get five pounds. There was a man named John Murphy and he said he could do it. He was a violin player so he went in playing. Those that had the bet with him kept with him all the way overhead. They could hear the sound of the music until they came to the river then they could hear it no longer. So they went over to

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   May Crean

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Mr Willie Crean

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Carrowcardin, Co. Sligo