as
seats by tribesmen at their tribal assemblies. No. 10 is a
general view of the site occupied by these stone monuments.
11. THE AULD CA-KNOWE: CALLING THE BURGESS ROLL AT
HAWICK (reprinted from Craig and Laing's
_Hawick Tradition_) 98
12. THE HAWICK MOAT AT SUNRISE (reprinted from Craig and
Laing) 99
The tribal gathering is well illustrated by No. 11, and
the moat hill is shown in No. 12.
13. ONE OF FIVE STONE CIRCLES IN THE FIELDS OPPOSITE THE
GLEBE OF NYMPHSFIELD (reprinted from Sir William
Wilde's _Lough Corrib_) 101
14. CARN-AN-CHLUITHE TO COMMEMORATE THE DEFEAT AND
DEATH OF THE YOUTHS OF THE DANANNS (reprinted
from Wilde) 102
15. THE CAIRN OF BALLYMAGIBBON, NEAR THE ROAD PASSING
FROM CONG TO CROSS (reprinted from Wilde) 102
Nos. 13-15 are selected from Sir William Wilde's admirable
account of the great conflict on the field of Moytura. They
serve to show that the fight was an historical event.
16. ALTAR DEDICATED TO THE FIELD DEITIES OF BRITAIN,
FOUND AT CASTLE HILL ON THE WALL OF ANTONINUS PIUS 105
It is important to remember that the Romans recognised
the gods of the conquered people, and this is one of the
most important archaeological proofs of the fact.
17. ROMAN SCULPTURED STONE FOUND AT ARNIEBOG, CUMBERNAULD,
DUMBARTONSHIRE, SHOWING A NAKED BRITON AS
A CAPTIVE 112
To the evidence derived from classical writers as to the
nakedness of some of the inhabitants of early Britain, it
is possible to add the evidence of the memorial stone. This
example is reproduced from Sir Arthur Mitchell's _Past in
the Present_, and there is at least one other example.
18. REPRESENTATION OF AN IRISH CHIEFTAIN SEATED AT
DINNER (from Derrick's _The Image of Ireland_,
by kind permission of Messrs. A. & E. Black) 183
This is reproduced from the very excellent reprint (1883)
of this remarkable book, published originally in 1581. The
whole book is historically valuable as showing the undeveloped
nature of Irish culture. The flesh was boiled in the hide
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