Fairy Forts
27th May 1938
There are three fairy forts in this district townland of Prison, Balla, Barony of Carra. One of them is in Colman's field in Prison.
One night there were two boys coming home from visiting. It was about twelve o'clock. They heard lovely music inside; they listened for a while and they began to dance. When they started they could not stop until the cock crew in the morning. After that they were the best dancers in the country.
One night John Murphy of Prison was put astray in the same fort. He was coming home from visiting and went into the field where the fort is. He did not know where he was. He was put walking up and down and could not stop. At last he turned his jacket inside out and he saw where he was and went home.
“INFORMANT: John Kelly, Address, Prison North, Co. Mayo”
Once upon a time there lived in Fargureens a tailor named Reilly. He had to travel round to each village to make the clothes for the people.
Informant- Michael Kennedy, Age 48, Rush Hill, Co. Mayo