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lowest coal seam in the district. Following these are about 2,000 

 feet of typical Pendleside rocks, a gannister quarry in this series, 

 situated about 500 feet below the base of the millstone grit, being 

 rich in well-preserved fossils. Among the most interesting shown 

 by the lecturer were the following survivals from the massive lime- 

 stone: — Amplexi zaphrentis, Flemingia sp. and Phillipsia derbiensis, 

 the two latter being new to the Pendleside. Li?igula scotica^ a 

 rare Brachiopod, and Schizodus wheekri, a Lamellibranch, which 

 is known to occur in the upper coal measures of Nebraska and 

 the millstone grit of Scotland, were also shown, the latter being 

 another addition to the Pendleside fauna. 



The lecture was not only illustrated with rock specimens and 

 fossils from the district, but also with beautiful photographs of the 

 scenery. In the interesting discussion which followed Dr. 

 Dwerryhouse pointed out that the gannister beds were the 

 exhausted soils of the Carboniferous land surface, and emphasised 

 the equivalence in point of time of the Pendlesides and Yoredales 

 of the North of England. The Chairman and Mr. Sylvanus Wear 

 also joined in the discussion. 



The proceedings terminated with a cordial vote of thanks to 

 the lecturer. 



DONEGAL FOLKLORE. 



A meeting of the Archaeological Section of the Club was held 

 on 8th February, when Miss Elizabeth Andrews read a paper on 

 " Folklore from Donegal." Miss Andrews stated that the stories 

 current among the peasantry are varied, especially in Donegal, 

 where we hear of giants and fairies, of tall Finns and short Finns, 

 of short, stout Firbolgs or Firwolgs, of Danes who made heather 

 ale, and sometimes of Pechts, with their large feet. According to 

 one legend, fairies were angels who had remained neutral during 

 the great war in heaven. They are sometimes represented as 

 kindly, but often as mischievous. Stories were given showing the 

 intercourse between the human race and fairies, and the vindictive 



