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   Fairy Forts. There are many fairy forts in this country. It is said that the fairies dwell in them. Some people do not like to go near those forts at night because they are afraid that they might see the fairies. There is a fort in a field of Michael Conlon's in Highwood in the parish of Geevagh in County Sligo. There is supposed to be a dwelling down under it. it is one of the finest of its kind west of the Shannon. There are two forts in a field of Patrick Meehan's in Highwood in the same parish, There is a fairy fort called Dun Boran in John McLoughlin's land in Ballinleg in Geevagh. There is supposed to be hundred of forts in the rocks about Highwood. It was out of one of

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní Dhuibhne

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   An Choill Uachtarach, Co. Shligigh

   Informant

   John J. Devine

   Gender

   Male