Reverend Robert Kirk - The Fairy Minister
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Reverend Robert Kirk - The Fairy Minister
Image: © Raibeart MacAoidh Taken: 2 Jul 2021
Robert Kirk was minister at Kirkton Church, Aberfoyle between 1685 and 1692. He was known as the Fairy Minister because of his interest in fairies. In 1691 he wrote a book called, The Secret Commonwealth, about the lives of elves, fauns and fairies. Just one year later, he passed away while walking on Doon Hill. His grave was marked by a stone with the inscription, Robertus Kirk, A.M., Linguæ Hiberniæ Lumen. Popular legend questions whether his ashes or even his body is buried there. After his death, folktales arose saying that his body had been taken away by fairies to become the Chaplain to the Fairy Queen. Robert Kirk (folklorist) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Kirk_(folklorist) The Minister's Pine - Doon Hill, Aberfoyle https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6892888
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