Glangevlin

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Glangevlin (Irish: Gleann Ghaibhle, meaning The Glen with the Fork) is a town situated in the northwest of County Cavan, Ireland. It's surrounded by the Cuilcagh Mountains and borders the counties of Leitrim and Fermanagh. The early inhabitants reached there about 5000 years ago, when tribes such as the Tuatha de Danann, the Formorians, the Milesians and the Celts found their way up the rivers Erne and Shannon. Proof of this can be seen in the form of the dolmens, ringed forts, caiseals, passage graves and lake dwellings located in the area. The numerous caves and underground passages provided a natural home for these early settlers. The Ringed Forts were built as a defense against the wolves and eagles during the bronze age and were even used up to the 12th Century and later. They were built of clay, stone and bushes.