The aul Kirkyaird o Ballygellick is a gye eldrich kin o place. If you gae doon tae the inn an clock yersel doon wi yin o the aul hans fae the clachan, an buy a hauf- yin o whuskey, aiblins he'll tell ye a yarn or twa aboot the aul place sic as this....
"If ye tak a dander doon the loanen tae the Kirkyaird yin dailygaun an apen the aul rusty yett ye'll see forenent ye the aul ruined kirk wi its stane waas aa tummled doon. An if ye tak a dander aboot the kirkyaird, amang the aul throuither heidstanes an tombs tae the maist ootby neuk o the place, an if ye hae a hoke doon at the maist ootby, aulest pairt o it ye'll fin the aul stane dyke. An if ye see thon aul dyke an aiblins redd awa the aul moss an bushes ye'll see twa glowerin een keekin oot amang the aul stanes. An then ye'll hae foond what the folk caa McBane's skull, wha has clocked in thon aul dyke for wha kens hoo lang.
Onyway, if ye get doon on your hurdies there amang the aul heidstanes, an glower intae aul McBane's een for a wheen o minutes you faa intae a kin o a dwam. An then a quare thing happens, for aul McBane wull stairt tae yarn tae ye (in bonnie braid Ulster Scots, o coorse). An folk hae heerd aa sorts o things fae him: yin says he gies ye wee yarns aboot your ain folk fae lang syne; hooaniver, anither says he jest gulders fearfu abuse at ye; anither again wull tell ye he spaes your future an tells ye the day ye'll lie deid aneath him in the caul yird in the hint o thon stane dyke forenent the eldrich kirk.
Wha kens? Aiblins ye'll hae tae tak a dander doon at dailygaun yersel, if ye daur hear the crack o aul McBane's skull."
