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o£ DuUarg, parish of Parton, lay unploughed. The saying was : ' The 

 man that ploughed the ley would never cut the crop.' Peter McCatch eon 

 tlie farmer ploughed the field and sowed it. He died before the crop was 

 reaped. The field has been cropped since. (Told in Kells by an old 

 man.) 



690. Tungland. — On the farm of Balannan, Tungland, there are two 

 fields adjoining each other, the one called The Drum, and the other The 

 Croft, which have never been cultivated. The belief is that if cultivated, 

 the death either of proprietor or tenant will be the consequence. Both 

 fields were reserved during the last lease. They are not now reserved, 

 but they still lie untilled. 



691. Kelton. — It is the belief that Carlinwark Loch, near Castle 

 Douglas, must have a victim yearly. (Told in Kells by an old man.) 



Place Rhymes, &c. 



692. Balmaghie. — 



The mealpoks of Girthon, 



The bannocks of Borgue, 



The puir boddies of Balmaghie. 



693. Dalbeattie. — 



The men of Kelton, 



The Redshanks of Balmaghie. 



694. Mochrum. — The Mochrum Scarts 



695. Balmaghie. — The town of Kirkcudbright is called Whisky Jane. 



696. Mochrum. — 



There's Caii-nsmohr o' Fleet (Kirkcudbright) 



There's Cairnsmohr o' Dee, 

 And Cairnsmohr o' Deuch (or Carsphairn), 



The highest o' the three. 



697. Mochrum. — 



When Cairnsmohr puts on his hat. 

 The Mochrum Lochs may lauch at that. 



698. Corsock.— 



When Mochrum hill puts on her hat, 

 Millhairy hears word o' that. 



699. Kells — 



When Louran's broo (Kells) gets on its cap, 

 The river Dee lauchs at that. 



700. Her rick.— 



When Cairnharrow (Anwoth) puts on her cap, 

 Cairnsmuir may leuk at that. 



