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NOTES AND QUERIES.

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about St. Kevin, King O'Toole, and the latter's goose 1 The legend of the bird's mar- vellous restoration to health and strength by the saint is well known in Kerry and elsewhere. A gentleman tells me that he has heard the song in question sung by the boatmen on the lakes. I should be glad to be told if it has ever been printed, and, if so, how and where I could obtain a copy. GLENDALOUGH.

WADA. He was a hero of Scandinavian mythology, and he is referred to by Chaucer and other writers in connexion with a won- derful boat he constructed, called "The Guingelot."

What particulars are known of the story of 'Wada and the Guingelot'? Some bare outlines of the story are contained in a pamphlet entitled 'Lettre a M. Henri Ternaux Compans sur une Tradition An-

flaise du Moyen Age,' par M. F. Michel ; but have been unable to get this pamphlet. What are the facts of the story of ' Wade and his Cow' and 'Wade and his Mill,' in con- nexion, I believe, with Scarborough tradi- tions ? What is known of the Northumbrian Earl Wada who headed the revolt against King Eardulph in 798 ? I am informed that a collection of early instances of the name of Wade is to be found in two works, by a Mr. Charles Hardwick and a Mr. Samuel Harnett respectively; but I have been un- successful in finding the works. Can any reader give me the titles to the two books ? Is the name Wada purely Scandinavian? I have reason to doubt this, as there lived in Japan in the twelfth century a celebrated general who was a noted archer, whose name was "Wada Yoshinori," and who served under Yoritomo. NEWTON WADE.

NEW VARIETIES OF CATTLE AND SHEEP FOR PARKS. I believe there is a herd of wild Spanish sheep in a park near Stratford-on- Avon. I have seen a photograph of a herd of zebras or Indian humped cattle, but cannot say where they are kept; and I have also read that herds of gayals are kept in several English parks. Could any of the readers of to them in which foreign cattle or sheep of any variety are kept and preserved ?
 * N. & Q.' inform me of any parks, &c., known

R. HEDGER WALLACE.

HARE PROVERB. The latest issue of the 'H. E. D.' contains a list with examples of several proverbs and phrases in which the hare appears. Among these is to hunt or to catch a nare with a tabor, which seems to be the worn-down remnant of a folk-tale. The

examples given are of the years 1399 and 1546. I am pretty sure that I have seen this graphically represented in some mediaeval carving, probably on a miserere. Can any one point out where such a carving exists ? A learned friend tells me that the same idea is to be seen pictured in illuminated manu- scripts. K. P. D. E.

ORIGINAL OF ENGRAVING. Can you gfve me any information respecting the locale of the original of an engraving, the subject of which is 'The Interior of the House of Commons during the Sessions of 1821-3,' the architectural drawing by Pugin, the portraits by Robert Bowyer, and the whole sngraved by James Scott and published by Mr. Parkes, 22, Golden Square, London, 1 January, 1836?

ST. DAVID KEMEYS-TYNTE.

CATALOGUE OF ALTON TOWERS SALE, 1857. Can any one tell me where I can see a

Ericed catalogue of the sale of Lord Shrews- ury's pictures at Alton Towers in 1857 ? I want particularly to know the price and pur- chaser of a picture of " a boy holding the head of John Baptist on a dish " by Guido Reni. It is described by Dr. Waagen. Search has been made in vain at the British Museum. Please send replies direct. INCUS.

30, Montpellier Villas, Cheltenham.

REV. GEORGE BUCKERIDGE. In a pedigree of Buckeridge of Pangbourne, co. Berks, in Sir Thos. Phillipps's collection, I find a George Buckeridge stated to have been vicar of Walham Green, London, but I can find no trace of his having been so, or even the name at Walham Green Church. His brother, according to the pedigree, died at Pangbourne in 1835. Any information as to this George Buckeridge, or where he was vicar, I should be most grateful for. A. S. DYER.

3, Blomfield Street, W.

BIRKIE AND BEGGAR - MY - NEIGHBOUR. Birkie is mentioned by -Sir Walter Scott in his ' Bride of Lammermoor,' chap. xxii. It is described in Brand's ' Popular Antiquities ' (ed. 1849, vol. ii. p. 396), quoting from Jamie- son's 'Etymological Dictionary ' (Supplement), as "a childish game at cards, in which the

Slayers throw down a card alternately, nly two play ; and the person who throws down the highest takes the trick. In Eng- land it is called beggar-my-neighbour." Is this last statement correct ? By the descrip- tion given of the former, the two games appear to be different. Do any of your corre- spondents know if birkie is a game extant ; have they played it ; and can they give par-