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driving close to a fine standing stone, whilst on the hill opposite 

 could be seen the small fort at Biggerstown, surrounded by the 

 beautiful hills of Collinward and Buachaill (pronounced Bohill 

 — the hill of the standing stone). Time did not permit of an 

 examination of the old font in Moylusk graveyard, nor the 

 curious old " resurrection " lamp that still stands sentinel — a 

 grim reminder of the times when the friends of the " rude fore- 

 fathers of the hamlet " had to keep watch over their dead to 

 prevent desecration by the body-snatchers. Here are interred 

 many of the patriots of 1798, including Luke Hope, the editor 

 of the Rushlight, and his famous father, James Hope, the leader 

 of the " Spartan Band " at the battle of Antrim, whose chronicles 

 occupy many pages in Dr. Madden's United Irishmen. A 

 short halt enabled the party to visit the Rough Fort, the 

 symmetry of which is now much spoiled. This is to be doubly 

 regretted, as it was not only an ancient stronghold, but was the 

 rallying point for a large contingent of Presbyterian insurgents 

 at the outbreak of hostilities in 1798, and from its heights 

 floated the Irish flag, which afterwards led the column, singing 

 the " Marseillaise " and other revolutionary songs, to Antrim. 



The huge pagan monument of Cam Greine next attracted 

 attention, and its antiquity was guessed at, whilst some of the 

 more practical measured the large top stones, which number ten, 

 and approximated their weight at from four to eight tons each. 

 Many theories have been put forth as to its origin and use, but 

 the former is lost in the mists of the past, and the latter has 

 only a little light thrown upon it by the name of Cam Greine, 

 which means the grave of Greine, who was a princess. Close 

 by, adjoining a modern farmhouse, was the old Church and the 

 graveyard of Cam Greine, which was used so recently as 1830. 

 The wagonettes being mounted, the old Clubhouse at Rough- 

 fort was passed, where many important conclaves were held in 

 the troublous times, and which was used for a circulating library 

 amongst the yeomen of the district when the century was young, 

 thus showing that literature had a charm for the people before 

 free education was talked about. Perhaps the neighbouring 



