The forts I know best are: the ring fort, the jigaldy - jogaldy fort, the ivy fort, the road fort, the crab fort and the straw fort. The ring fort, the jigaldy - jogaldy fort, and the ivy fort are in the townland of Loughorna. The road fort and the straw fort are in the townland of Moherneagh and the crab fort is in the townland of Sedgemoore. Some of them are in view of each other.

There is a fort in Keenaghan, a fort in Lurganboy, a fort in Rathbrack, a fort in Toriaga & a fort in Galmoystown. Long ago the people used to hear the fairies hunting at night from one fort to the other. They could not see them but they could hear them clapping their hands.There are three lowly holes in Galmoystown fort & the fairies used to play games there.

A fort is a circular mound of clay ususally built on a high hill. This county is particularly rich with forts, such as Liosdarac Fort, Radeerpark Fort, Drumcaw Fort, Radeery Fort, Young's Fort and Lislea Fort are all around this area.The peole say that the Old Irish had these forts from which to signal to one and other. Others say that they built their homes there to have a good view all round, and some others say that all the old warriors are buried there but we do not know. From every one of these forts three others at least can be seen.Some people have found old clay pipes in these forts. These pipes are very very small with a shank about one and half inches long to them. These forts are situated in the following places. Lislea Fort is situated about a quarter of a mile outside Newbliss, in the townland of Lislea, in the parish of Killevan, and in the Barony of Dartree. Liosdarac Fort. This Fort is situated behind the Town of Newbliss, in the parish of Killevan, in the barrony of Dartree. Radeerpark Fort. This is a small Fort about a half a mile outside Newbliss, in the parish of Killevan, and in the barony of Dartree. Dumcaw Fort. This Fort is situated about a half a mile outside Newbliss, in the barony of Dartree and in the parish of Killevan. These Forts are all around and about Newbliss area.

Errew Fort is outside Errew Graveyard. The graveyard is in the centre of the fort and trees all around the fort. Old Hugh Duffy who was 75 years when he died about seven years ago told me several times that he saw people many a time being led astray at this fort. There is a cross roads about a mile from this fort. At the cross roads a road leads to Arva on one side and to Carrigallen on the other side and a road going to the fort. The straight road goes from Arva to Carrigallen. People who went to Arva in the morning and knew the road perfectly have been known to be led up at this crossroads by some mysterious power and when they had walked around the fort three times and not knowing what they were doing determined to go home and could not find the way. Bernard Duffy lives at the fort and people have often been brought into Bernard Duffys after making the circuit of the fort three times and had not an idea where they were, seemed stunned for some time.

There are a few "Fairy Forts", in this locality. There is one in Knocklough, it is called "Thoria". There is a big stone at it, And it is said, if you took away the stone you could go in, It is said that there are fairies on that fort. It is also believed that the fairies have taken children and brought them to that fort. There is another fort seen from that one. I have never heard of fairies being on any other fort. There is a fort at Tighe Fionn. The fort of Dimor is in the townland of Clonabraney. The fort of Tighe Fionn is tro the townland of Ballinlough. You can see the fort of Dimor from the fort of Tighe Fionn. The Danes built these forts.

There are five fairy forts in this district, Fedoo fort, McGee's fort, Riley's fort, Toal's fort and Drumgola fort. McGee's fort is in Coolmain, Riley's fort in Carn and Toal's fort in Annacramp. The forts are round shaped and are situated on high ground. There are trees growing in them and there are two caves in Drumgola fort. The fairies are supposed to live in the forts and to hold feasts there at certain times of the year. The old people say it is not right to interfere with the forts because they belong to the fairies.

9 There are quite a large number of fairy forts round about our district. There is one in Michael Gormley's (fort) land. It is in the townland of Curry, in the parish of Geevagh, and in the Co Sligo. It is situated in the middle of the field, and it is (situated in the) surrounded by a ring of bushes. It is said that there is a pot of gold in that fort, and that there is a cat watching it. There is another fort in Pat McManus's field, in the townland of Curry, in the parish of Geevagh, and in the County Sligo. It is a very small fort. One night a coffin came out of that fort and it began to cross the road before (her) and old woman. There is another fort in James McHugh's land, Clockeim, Conway's Cross, to Sligo. There is another fort in Patrick Cullen's land. It is not a very big fort. I never heard anything strange about that fort. I do not know any other fort round this district. People say that it is not lucky to take a stick out of a fort.
There are many forts in this district. There is one in Tom Hannon's land, in the townland of (Carrownadargney) Carrownagulta, in the parish of Glean and in the Co Sligo.

There are a number of fairy forts in the district. Around this part of the country they are just called forts. The forts are round and they are all covered in with trees. Fairies were supposed to be living in these forts. I know of two forts. They are Kildoo and Burnee. There is no entrance hole in either of these forts. Lights have always been seen around them. You can see one fort from the other. At Sheemore there is a fort. If you go to Scots fort at twelve o'clock in the night you will see all the fairies around the fort. A fort was a fortification years ago for the fairies. I heard of people who were out late at night in the forts and they were brought astray. Jimmy Murphy was put astray one night passing burnee fort. Then he turned his coat inside out and started to say his prayers and he got home safely afterwards. When he got past he looked back and he saw a number of lights around the fort. There is a fairy fort on my Uncles hill and another in Cloonee. A fort is generally called a fort on a rath. A fort is round and there is a big ditch of clay round the whole thing.

I know a very big fort, and I was often in it. It is situated in the lands of the O'Donnell's in Graigue. This fort is out in the middle of a big field. The fort is surrounded with whitethorn bushes and all other classes of bushes also. There are never cattle left in the field that this great fort is in. The name of the farmer that owns the fort is Mr. O'Donnell. The O'Donnell's will not allow anyone into the fort. No one is allowed to pick any firewood in that fort. There is are a story told about an old man who cut a bough of a tree. A week after, two horses died on him. That man had never luck after that. In winter the O'Donnell's leave in rabbit trappers to kill all the rabbits. It is the biggest fort around the district. There is a big hole within the fort where men go down. It is said there is another fort underneath. Often men go down into the hole. There is a story told about one old woman, and what happened her for taking firewood out of the fort. Once upon a time there

Forts.
There is a large fort in Crevaghmore near Quin which is owned by Miss Katharine Moylan.It is a double fort with two large mounds encircling it .There is an underground passage for about a mile connecting this fort with another fort owned by Miss Gloucester.The fort owned by Miss Gloucester is a single fort and there is a spring well in the middle of the fort which runs dry for three months of the Winter and keeps water during the summer months.There is a large fort in MIltown, Tulla in the lands of John Conheady.Some years ago he went digging the fort .When he was at work two of his daughters got sick,one died and the other got better after a long time.About three miles west of Tulla there is a fort in the townland of Formerla .Long ago there was supposed to be light seen in the fort. It was supposed that

There is a "fairy fort" in the townland of Martinstown. This fort is situated in a field in front of my home. This fort is circular in shape, there is no fence around it, but the land is hilly all round it, and the middle of the fort is hollow and low land.This fort is surmounted by trees, briars, and firs. The owner of the land on which this fort is situated never interfered in ploughing or tilling the land, as people say its not right to touch these forts, as it is believed that the fairies live in these forts.Tradition tells us that there is a "golden horse" buried in this fort. There was a man who once had a dream that there was a "golden horse" buried in this fort, he went to the fort and dug for the "horse" but he did not get the horse. These holes are still seen in the fort where the man dug for the horse. The local people say that this fort was built as a place of protection for sheep from wolves in former years.

shallow. This fort is there since olden times since the time of the Danes If you kept walking from this fort under ground you would come out of it Newtowncashel the next parish to Ratholine This fort is locally known as Cradys fort. The net fort is in Clanflower. it is locally called Donnellys fort There was singing heard and cats roaring in Donnelly's fort. Next fort is near Longford on Lisduff hill There is a story connected with it. A man put young horses in the fort net morning horses were loose he put them back and the next morning wore loose. She put them back the third time and when he went to see them the horses were dead and a long tongs was found in the spot. So a man out down a tree and put it in the fort. So the fort is full of trees now
John Eivers, Ratheline, Lansboro, Longford

Fairy FortsThere is a fort called Gilsenan's Fort in the townland of Drumliff and the land is owned by Joe Johnson. There is a big mound surrounding it and on top of this mound there is a ring of trees. In the middle of this circle a cheiftain is supposed to have lived and this mound was to protect his dwelling from wild animals and invaders. Wild cats are to be seen near this fort. No other forts can be seen from it. In the townland of Drumbran there is a fort called Mulvaney's Fort. Surrounding this is a mound and outside the mound is a ring of trees. Many forst can be seen from there such as Cashel Fort, Corcashel Fort, Crossforts, Deggan Fort, Drumliff Fort, Keeny Fort and Carrickmore Fort. In the townland of Keeny on the land of Mac Bride is a fort called Keeny Fort. It is situated on a hill and there is a ring of

There are a few forts in my district namely, Dolan's fort, Flood's fort, Molloy's fort and Donohue's fort. Dolan's fort is in the townland of Drumderighlin. Flood's fort is in the townland of Beaghbeg. Molloy's fort, is in the townland of Killahurk. Donohoe's fort is in the townland of Beaghmore. They are in view of one another. They are all circular in shape. There are ditches around some of them. In Beaghbeg fort there used to be lights seen and fairies dancing and music heard around it. There was nobody living in it only the fairies. In olden times there was a woman coming from Arva named Mrs Hans. And she had her daughter along with her and, coming home at Glan cross roads, she met the fairies. Her daughters name was Biddy. And the fairies used to call her by her name. And she would say "mother look at them". And she lost all her power and was not fit to walk and her mother had to carry her. They followed her to a house and they used to come and look in on the window. There was a man eating his supper and when he saw them he ran out after them and followed them to Drumdergilin fort.
In olden times there was a man named Francie

There are four forts in my district, namely Drumderiglin, Drumders fort, Beaghbeg fort, Beaghmore fort and Killahruk fort. They are all in view

"Fairy Forts."
There is only one fort in my school district and it is called "The Fort". It is in the townland of Derrycashel. There are other forts but they are not in my school district there is one of them in Cryanstown and there is another in Shanvilla. The fort in Derrycashel and the fort in Shanvilla are in view of one another. All the forts are circles. There is a fence of stones around the fort in Cryanstown, and there is a fence of bushes around the fort in Shanvilla, and there is a fence of trees around the fort in Derrycashel. They were built by the Danes long ago. Some of them used to be guarded by dogs, and more of them by cats. People never interfere with them. There is a story told about the Shanvilla fort. A woman who lived near it long ago, went out and left a baby asleep

The names of our fields are the high fort-field, the Lower fort, the Paddock, the quicken field, the Rootcha and the Bog field. The High fort field got it's name because there is a fort in it. The Lower fort is called because there is a fort in the front of the house. The Paddock because bulls

The names of the fort's around my district are Corrough fort, Coughlan's fort. It is surrounded by a big dike and bushes. It is in the townland of Clonleigh near Newtown. Killaree fort is a very big fort. It is surrounded by trees and bushes. It is in the townland of Killaree. It is near Newtown. Corrough fort is surrounded by a big dike. It is said that their was a witch living there. There is a fort in my land called Clonleigh fort. There is funny trees in it. It

There is another fort and this fort was close to the farm house and one

In a fort in Scairt were two rows of trees, surrounding the fort. On each Good Friday people came to the fort between 12 and 3 o'clock and went around in a circle saying Rosaries. They came to this fort instead of going to the Chapel. Unbaptised infants were also buried in that fort. The people used move slowly praying and so doing used make a circle around the fort. The practice ceased about 63 years ago.