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 202 Leland L. Duncan.

tion, adhering as far as possible to the actual words of my informants, to all of whom I would return my best thanks. It is to be understood that those given with no name attached are generally current.

In addition to the foregoing, there also exist in the dis- trict the various legends regarding " Gobawn Saor'", which I heard from Barney Whelan of Driny. The story (so well related by Croker) of the Humpback, who is cured for adding a line to the fairies' song, was also told me by several persons. Of what appear to be purely local growth, mention must be made of many anecdotes regarding a man called Cotin Deas (Handsome Coat), who is said to have been servant to Mrs. Macnamara, resident here in the early part of this century. I hope to collect all these later on, for it is just possible there may be an older substratum than would appear on first hearing them.

FOLK-TALES OF THE DLSTRICT.

I have, so far, been able to write down in full, from the narrators, English versions of the following fourteen tales : —

1. Whittlegaire. ^ ^, , . , . ^

T, J .,1 Tr- Already prmted m rOLK-

2. lack and the Kmg. r t ^, / i • .o ,^. •^ * Lore, vol. IV, pp. 184-194.

3. The Glass Mountains. J

4. Cul-fin, Cul-din, Cul-corrach. (A Cinderella.)

5. Cot-na-sho6g, Cot-na-coy, Fesan-na-Darach. (Three monsters.)

6. Green Yarrow and Royal John. (Three-task tale.)

7. Jack Dolan. (Carrying-eagle, etc.)

8. The Little Foal. (Helpful beast.)

9. The Little Brown Bullock. (Cinderella hero tale.)

10. The Golden Bird. (An underworld story.)

1 1. Lip o' Beard. (Similar to Kennedy's Three Crowns.)

12. Hairy. (Similar to Whittlegaire, but with heroine.)

13. The Lion, the Eagle, and the Mouse. (Helping animals.)