CHAPTER II

THE TAKING OF EVIDENCE 17-225

Method of Presentation--The Logical Verdict--Trustworthiness of Legends--The Fairy-Faith held by the highly educated Celt as well as by the Celtic Peasant--The Evidence is complete and adequate--Its Analysis--The Fairy Tribes dealt with-- Witnesses and their Testimony: from Ireland, with Introduction by Dr. Douglas Hyde; from Scotland, with Introduction by Dr. Alexander Carmichael; from the Isle of Man, with Introduction by Miss Sophia Morrison; from Wales, with Introduction by the Right Hon. Sir John Rhys; from Cornwall, with Introduction by Mr. Henry Jenner; and from Brittany, with Introduction by Professor Anatole Le Braz.