- The Four Fairy Forts in View: In the district around Newtown, four ancient ring forts stand in view of one another— one in Newtown, two in Lisboy, and one in Footstown; local tradition holds that fairies inhabit them, and an old man once recounted being escorted home at night by whistling and singing fairies from the Lisboy forts.
- Hidden Treasure and the Dreaming Women: Two women in a Meath parish repeatedly dreamt of gold hidden where a hen would be seen scraping, but on the condition they remain silent until reaching it; fearing fairy interference, they never attempted to claim the treasure.
- The Giant’s Handprint Stone: Near Navan, in an old fort a few miles from the town, lies a large stone weighing about five hundredweight bearing the clear mark of a huge hand, said by older residents to have been left by a giant in ancient times.
- Lights and Music in the Forts: In several Meath districts, fairy forts are sites where lights are seen at night and the sounds of fairies dancing and singing can be heard; people avoid entering lest the fairies pursue them.
- The Attempted Dig for Fairy Gold: In Boyerstown, a person once tried to unearth hidden treasure in a fort by eating a raw fish at nightfall, as fairies were known to appear around the site, but the gold remained guarded by supernatural forces.
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