In the olden times the Mayo fairies used to challenge the North fairies to racing their best horses and both sides to meet on Gurteens Race Course Ballina. So there was a man named Spud Murphy who used to dale (deal) in fish. One night he was coming from Crossmoline and passed by Gurteens on his way home he heard great chiering and shouting on the race course. And the Mayo fairies was (were) shouting that Douglas Kane's horse was coming first. So he got surprised and on his way home he called at Douglas Kane's house and congratulated him on his horse winning that night Douglas laughed at Spud Murphy at his remarks and said "Its tomorrow my horse runs. "Well" said Murphy "I was passing Gurteen when I heard your name shouted that your horse was coming first" Its strange said Douglas to Murphy. So it fared well until next morning Douglas got his horse ready. And on his way to the course there was an old man sitting on the side of the road and as Douglas was passing him with his horse the old halted him and asked Douglas was he going to run his horse today "I am said Douglas. "Well let me ride your horse today and he shall win" Douglas laughed at the old man remarkd and went on "Well Douglas you will be a sorry man, if you dont let me ride your horse" This old man was the Mayo King fairy. So it

The Douglas Castle, in the townland of Carrowcashel, was inhabited by the Douglas family about two centuries ago. The river between Carrowcashel and Riverstown is called the Douglas River. It is related that a strange lady came to visit Mr Douglas and both of them were seen

a mile from Corliss School, and said to have got his name from a duel between a Scotchman, named Douglas, and Myles O'Reilly, commonly known as "The Slasher". This duel is said to have taken place shortly after the battle of Bunburb. The local tradition is, that Douglas came to avenge the death of his brother who was killed by Myles on the battlefield. Douglass called at O'Reilly's home, Kevitt Castle, near Crossdoney, and asked to see "The Slasher", and his father said that he was absent in Killeshandra. Old O'Reilly asked Douglas what was his business with Myles. On hearing it the old man advised Douglas not to have anything to do with Myles, who, he said, was sure to have the better of the fight. Douglas paid no heed to the old man's advise; but went towards Killeshandra to meet Myles. The two men are said to have met at this ford, and to have fought until Douglas was killed. This bridge is now where the ford was. Hence the name. This bridge is on the main road, and about midway between Crossdoney and Killeshandra.

farewell until their were reddy for starting the races. So off they went and Dougla's's horse was leeding for the first round on the second round. At the water jump their was (were) all the North fairies gathered there where they fought a great battle with the Mayo fairys to prevent Douglas's horse from winning. So when the horse came to the water jump Douglas Kanes horse cleared the jump and on the landing he broke his leg and that ended Douglas Kane So the following day Murphy had an order for fish. And been a salmon poucher he went over to Ardnaree mills that night and waiting his chance. He took a walk up by Palmyra Hill. (Cnoc na Fairscine) in which a man appeared to him and asked him where he was going "After fish" said Murphy. "Well Murphy" said the man, Do you see that hill" Murphy looked towards the hill in which he saw a big door opened and inside lighted up "Now Murphy" the man said. "Inside in that hill there is an army kneeling down with their rifles ready. And if you will go over and on the left hand side you will find a trumpet hanging up. And if you will blow that trumpet three times the army there

During the Jacobite Wars Athlone figured very prominently having sustained two Sieges.
The Jacobites having been defeated at the Boyne, 1st July 1690, decided to retreat into Connacht and hold the line of the Shannon. King William despatched Lieut General Douglas with 12,000 men, 12 Field Pieces and two Mortars against Athlone, where a strong body of Jacobite troops had congregated. Douglas appeared before the town on the 17th July 1690. This Commander of Athlone was Colonel Richard Grace, a fine old soldier who broke down the bridge and refused to discuss terms. Douglas having bombarded the town for a week raised the Siege and marched to join the Williamites before Limerick. So much for the first siege.

I heard this story form John Burbage, Drumlish. He is 63 years of age.
Lord Granard was landlord of part of the district and Colonel Douglas of another portion. They were in the district from time immemorial and Colonel Douglas lived in England. They were considered fairly good landlords. There were some evictions but no plantings. The land was always in farms. Farms were subdivided on marriage.

On the 18th of October in the year 1917 at 8.45.A.M. the mail-boat was travelling from Dún Laoghaire to Holyhead, was on her course to Holyhead carrying troops, when she was torpedoed, twenty minutes after leaving the "Kish", and sank fifteen minutes after being hit. Nearly all the third class travellers were drowned. Mr. O'Toole the stoker was scalded to death when the boiler burst over him. Billy Maher a local man, saved a Mrs. B. Douglas and another woman and held them on his back until he was exausted, and was picked-up by a boat. When in hospital Mrs. B. Douglas asked for the person who had saved her.

There are two graveyards out at Conwall, one of them is an old one and the other is a new one. The ruins of an old church are still to be seen in the old graveyard. Here are the names of some graveyards around Letterkenny. Conwall, Leck, Gortlee, Temple Douglas and Church Adill graveyard and the Protestand Church graveyard in Church Street. There are no trees in Conwall graveyard but there is a little burn which flows beside it and there are many trees growing beside it. There are some trees growing in Temple Douglas graveyard.

Candle making was formerly carried on in Baltinglass. Miss Douglas who lives in the town, told me that an uncle of hers, Mr Park, used to make candles. Mr Park lived in the house in Mill Street now occupied by the Crannys who use it as a shop.Opposite to Cranny's shop there is a Carpenters yard. This was in former times the Chandlery where Mr Park worked.Miss Douglas is seventy four years old. She says that this candle making was carried on before she was born. She has no recollection of ever seeing the candles being made but she still has in her possession one of the leaden moulds which were used. Her father bought it, among other things when the effects of the chandlery were being auctioned.Miss Douglas. Aged 74
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The Indians
There is a rock in séan báile in Culleens, Co. Sligo. There was an Indian chief named Red Cloud, he had a son named Red Foot; Red Foot died, and he was buried under the rock.
About five thousand years ago the Indians brought stone axes, flint knives and arrow heads with them to Ireland. Some of them are found now and again. There was a tribe of people called the Mick Mack Indians of Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia was the first name Ireland had. Dr. Douglas Hyde went into an Indian's hut on the banks of Lake Superior. He had a conversation with the Indian. The Indian told him a story about his ancestors for thousands of years back. Some years later when Dr. Douglas Hyde was in the west of Roscommon, he met a man there, who told him the very same story word for word as the Indian told it, and said it was about his generations. Some say that the Indians were the first people to live in Ireland, and that they

How entertaining it is to sit and listen to one of the old people relating tales of the "Long Ago". Ghost stories or Fairy tales are specially enthralling. There are many such stories connected with our village and parish of Kilworth.
I shall start with the "Moore Smyths" of Moore Park. They held property in Kilworth, as well as in Ballinatrae. Ghosts appeared to their workers. One particular story says that a very small man used appear at night to people in the Douglas Road. An animal resembling a donkey could be seen in the Cappagh field. There are many people yet, who claim having seen such spirits.
Not very long ago, I heard a man say that he met the houds and huntsmen and heard the horn blowing at twelve o clock at night in Douglas field. Besides this Lady, named Miss Furlong was killed off her

to the wild-fire. After three mornings of this the wild -fire disappeared.A cure for Traglac (cramp in the wrist, from say cutting corn with a reaping hook) is to tie a worsted thread around your wrist tightly. Cures got from Kathleen Douglas, given by her mother, Mrs. Douglas, Croom. Age about 40 and from Mary O'Donnell, given her by her father aged about 60.

On the Ballinaclay road there is a house and acres of land owned by a man named Mr. Barry.Years ago the house and land was owned by a Mrs. Blacker Douglas, who was saved from that ill-fated ship the "Leinster".One day a man who was working for Mrs. Douglas, was going to plough the field, when he thought he heard a voice saying in his ear, "don't plough the field". he paid no heed to the warning but said that it was his imagination. He got the horses and plough ready, he

Treasure is supposed to be hidden in Castletreasure which is in the south of Douglas. It consists of a large sum of gold which is hidden in a golden box. Often people have made a search for it, but alas, a big black bull and a fairy woman hunted them and often they were killed by the bull or by the fairy woman. It is supposed to be hidden by the Danes who stole it out of St Finbarr's College Cork and they hid it fearing that the Irish might take it away from them.

One night a man was walking down the road from Cork. When he was near Douglas a woman passed him and disappeared. After a while the same woman passed him and he said "Good - night" but she did not answer him. For the third time the woman and he "Good - night" again and she said "Hurry - home".

companion of Pyke, so Mr. Pyke got the better of it though the judgment was not just. Mr. Pyke built a beautiful mansion for Judge O'Brien and it is convenient to Douglas River. But O'Brien never lived in it for he died some time after it was built. This Judge was known as Peter the Packer and was famous for giving judgment in favour of his own friends.

The Ballea road leads from off the main road from Carrigaline to Cork at the Barrack Cross. It leads to Ballygarvan.
The Ballinrea road leads off the main Cork road at Cogan's Cross and goes to Ballinrea at Ballinrea Cross. Four roads meet at Ballinrea Cross. The Shannon Park road which meet the main Cork road at Shannon Park Cross. Another joins the Ballea road and another called the Douglas road leads to Douglas Co. Cork. At Shannon Park Cross a road leads to Monkstown Co. Cork. It is called the Monkstown Road. Another leading off Carr's Hill is called the Broken road.
The Liss Road leads from Ballygarvan to Pouladuff. The Five Mile Road leads from Five Mile Bridge to Riverstick.
The Meadstown

In the time of the famine in Ireland. The people of the parish of Tougha used come down to Douglas to get cockles and mussles to eat. Some of the people died of hunger there, and they were not buried. The place where they died is now covered over with nettles.

Patrick Douglas a native of Rathmoylan was a noted thatcher. He lived in this parish for a number of years. William Foley lived at Furry Hill Kilmessan held a forge there. He used to make fire irons. His brother Brian Foley held one at Marshalstown, also Patrick Foley had

On the road to Raharney in the townland of Robinstown there is two iron gates one each side of the road on the entrance into Douglas' field there is a lime kiln in one of the fields and