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F.R.A.I. Elizabeth Andrews. Ulster Folklore
Ulster Folklore
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
Footnote
PLANS
ULSTER FOLKLORE
Footnote
Footnote
Ulster Fairies, Danes and Pechts[15]
Footnote
Folklore connected with Ulster Raths and Souterrains [31]
Footnote
Traditions of Dwarf Races in Ireland and in Switzerland [45]
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Folklore from Donegal[72]
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Giants and Dwarfs[83]
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The Rev. William Hamilton, D.D.[109]
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INDEX
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Elizabeth F.R.A.I. Andrews
Published by Good Press, 2021
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Ballyginney Fort is near Maghera. I only saw the entrance to the souterrain, but from what I heard I believe that here also there is a chamber opening off the passage. The farmer on whose land the fort is situated told me that one dry summer he had planted flax in the field adjoining the fort. The small depth of soil above the flat slabs affected the crop, so that by the difference in the flax it was easy to trace where the passage ran below the field.
We have seen that the fairies are believed to inhabit the souterrains; they are also said to live inside certain hills, and in forts where, so far as is known, no underground structure exists. I may mention as an example the large fort on the Shimna River, near Newcastle, where I was told their music was often to be heard. There may be many souterrains whose entrance has been choked up, and of which no record has been preserved. Mr. Bigger gave last session an interesting account of one discovered at Stranocum; another was accidentally found last September in a field about three miles from Newry. Mr. Mann Harbison, who visited the souterrain, writes to me that the excavation has been made in a circular portion which is six feet wide and five feet high. A gallery opens out of this chamber, and is in some places not more than three feet six inches high.
