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conscience      he   has   not   tasted  a  drop    of  anything�察   �good    or   bad�察 �since 

morning at´all´at´all�察�but half a pint of whisky�察�please your honour。' 

     GLOSSARY 11。 FAIRY MOUNTSBarrows。 It is said that these high 

mounts were of great service to the natives of Ireland when Ireland was 

invaded   by  the   Danes。       Watch   was   always   kept   on   them�察  �and   upon   the 

approach of an enemy a fire was lighted to give notice to the next watch�察�

and thus the intelligence was quickly communicated through the country。 

SOME   YEARS   AGO�察  �the   common   people   believed   that   these   barrows 

were inhabited by fairies�察�or�察�as they called them�察�by the GOOD PEOPLE。 

'Oh�察�troth�察�to the best of my belief�察�and to the best of my  judgment   and 

opinion��' said an elderly man to the Editor�察�'it was only the old people that 

had nothing   to do�察 �and got   together�察�and   were telling   stories about   them 

fairies�察 �but   to   the   best   of   my   judgment   there's   nothing   in   it。   Only  this   I 

heard   myself   not   very  many  years   back   from  a   decent kind   of a   man�察  �a 

grazier�察�that�察�as he was coming just FAIR AND EASY ��QUIETLY�� from 

the fair�察�with some cattle and sheep�察�that he had not sold�察�just at the church 

of ´ at an angle of the road like�察�he was met by a good´looking man�察�who 

asked him  where  he   was   going�拭         �And   he   answered�察  �Oh�察  �far  enough�察  �I 

must be going all night。;         ;No�察�that you mustn't nor won't ��says the man���察�

you'll sleep with me the night�察�and you'll want for nothing�察�nor your cattle 

nor sheep neither�察�nor your BEAST ��HORSE���察�so come along with me。; 

With that the grazier LIT ��ALIGHTED�� from his horse�察�and it was dark 

night�察�but presently he finds himself�察�he does not know in the wide world 

how�察�in a fine house�察�and plenty of everything to eat and drink�察�nothing at 

all wanting that he could wish for or think of。                And he does not MIND 

��RECOLLECT or KNOW�� how at last he falls asleep�察�and in the morning 



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he finds himself lying�察�not in ever a bed or a house at all�察�but just in the 

angle   of   the   road   where   first   he   met   the   strange   man�此 �there   he   finds 

himself lying on his back on the grass�察�and all his sheep feeding as quiet as 

ever all round about him�察�and his horse the same way�察�and the bridle of the 

beast over his wrist。        And I asked him what he thought of it�察�and from 

first to last he could think of nothing�察�but for certain sure it must have been 

the   fairies   that   entertained   him  so   well。  For there   was   no   house   to   see 

anywhere nigh hand�察�or any building�察�or barn�察�or place at all�察�but only the 

church and the MOTE ��BARROW��。                     There's another odd thing enough 

that they tell about this same church�察�that if any person's corpse�察�that had 

not a right to be buried in that churchyard�察�went to be burying there in it�察�

no�察�not all the men�察�women�察�or childer in all Ireland could get the corpse 

anyway  into   the   churchyard�察  �but   as   they   would   be   trying   to   go   into   the 

churchyard�察     �their   feet  would     seem    to  be  going    backwards      instead   of 

forwards�察�ay�察�continually backwards the whole funeral would seem to go�察�

and they would never set foot   with the corpse in the   churchyard。                   Now 

they say that it is the fairies do all this�察�but it is my opinion it is all idle 

talk�察�and people are after being wiser now。 

     The country people in Ireland certainly HAD great admiration mixed 

with reverence�察�if not dread�察�of fairies。           They believed that beneath these 

fairy    mounts    were    spacious     subterraneous     palaces�察   �inhabited    by   THE 

GOOD PEOPLE�察�who must not on any account be disturbed。                           When the 

wind raises a little eddy of dust upon the road�察�the poor people believe that 

it is raised by the fairies�察�that it is a sign that they are journeying from one 

of the fairies' mounts to another�察�and they say to the fairies�察�or to the dust 

as it passes�察�'God speed ye�察�gentlemen�察�God speed ye。' This averts any evil 

that   THE   GOOD   PEOPLE   might   be   inclined   to   do   them。            There   are 

innumerable stories told of the friendly and unfriendly feats of these busy 

fairies�察�some of these tales are ludicrous�察�and some romantic enough for 

poetry。     It   is  a  pity  that   poets   should    lose   such   convenient�察    �though 

diminutive      machinery。      By    the   bye�察  �Parnell�察  �who    showed     himself    so 

deeply     'skilled   in  faerie   lore��'  was    an  Irishman�察    �and    though    he   has 

presented his fairies to the world in the ancient English dress of 'Britain's 

isle�察�and Arthur's days��' it is probable that his first acquaintance with them 



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began in his native country。 

     Some   remote   origin   for   the   most   superstitious   or   romantic   popular 

illusions   or   vulgar   errors   may   often   be   discovered。    In   Ireland�察  �the   old 

churches and churchyards have been usually fixed upon as the scenes of 

wonders。      Now antiquaries tell us�察�that near the ancient churches in that 

kingdom   caves       of   various   constructions   have     from   time    to  time   been 

discovered�察  �which   were   formerly   used   as   granaries   or   magazines   by   the 

ancient inhabitants�察�and as places to which they retreated in time of danger。 

There   is   ��p。84   of   the   R。   I。 A。   TRANSACTIONS   for   1789��   a   particular 

account of a number of these artificial caves at the west end of the church 

of   Killossy�察  �in   the   county   of   Kildare。  Under   a   rising   ground�察  �in   a   dry 

sandy      soil�察 �these   subterraneous       dwellings     were    found�此    �they     have 

pediment roofs�察�and they communicate with each other by small apertures。 

In the Brehon laws these   are mentioned�察�and there are   fines inflicted by 

those laws upon persons who steal from the subterraneous granaries。                      All 

these things   show  that   there   was   a   real   foundation   for the   stories   which 

were   told   of   the appearance   of   lights�察 �and   of   the   sounds   of   voices�察  �near 

these    places。    The     persons    who     had   property    concealed     there�察  �very 

willingly countenanced every wonderful relation that tended to make these 

places objects of sacred awe or superstitious terror。 

     GLOSSARY 12。 WEED ASHES。By ancient usage in Ireland�察�all the 

weeds on a farm belonged to the farmer's wife�察�or to the wife of the squire 

who holds the ground in his own hands。                The great demand for alkaline 

salts in bleaching rendered these ashes no inconsiderable perquisite。 

     GLOSSARY 13。 SEALING MONEY。Formerly it was the custom in 

Ireland for tenants to give the squire's lady from two to fifty guineas as a 

perquisite upon the sealing of their leases。           The Editor not very long since 

knew of a baronet's lady accepting fifty guineas as sealing money�察 �upon 

closing a bargain for a considerable farm。 

     GLOSSARY   14。   SIR   MURTAGH   GREW   MADSir   Murtagh   grew 

angry。 

     GLOSSARY           15。  THE     WHOLE        KITCHEN        WAS     OUT      ON    THE 

STAIRSmeans   that   all   the   inhabitants   of   the   kitchen   came   out   of   the 

kitchen�察�and stood upon the stairs。           These�察�and similar expressions�察�show 



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how much the Irish are disposed to metaphor and amplification。 

     GLOSSARY   16。  

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