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Naturalists' Society, appropriately thanked the Chairman and 

 those present for the cordial reception extended to him. It was 

 only what was to be expected, for his experience was that no class 

 of people were so friendly as field naturalists, and more especially 

 the botanists. (Applause.) 



Before bringing the meeting to an end the Chairman in 

 feeling terms referred to the lamented demise of Mr. Richard 

 Hanna, who for a great many years had been a loyal and active 

 member of the Club. As a field botanist the late Mr. Hanna had 

 few superiors, at least as regards local flora, and in the past he had 

 made many most interesting and original botanical discoveries. 



It was unanimously resolved that the General Committee of 

 the Club be asked to prepare a suitable minute regarding the 

 work of the deceased and have same embodied in the Club's 

 Proceedings. 



Archaeological Section. 



" FOLK LORE CONNECTED WITH THE ULSTER RATHS." 



A meeting of above Section was held in the Club's room, 

 Museum, on Wednesday evening, 12th February, for the purpose 

 of hearing a paper read by a talented lady member, Miss E. 

 Andrews. Mr. Robert Patterson, F.L.S., occupied the chair, and 

 there was a large attendance of members. 



Miss Andrews referred to Raths and Souterrains being spoken 

 of by the country people as forths and coves, and said it was in 

 these coves the fairies dwelt, and kept their prisoners — women, 

 children, and even men. The entrance to many of these Souterrains 

 is in a fort, as examples in Ulster, the stone fort near Altnadua 

 Lough, and Crook-a-broom, near Ballycastle, may be mentioned ; 

 also, although not in Ulster, the Mote at Greenmount, described 

 by the Rev. J. B. Leslie, in his history of Kilsaran, County Louth. 

 Above many Souterrains, such as one near Scollogstown, Co. 



