Excerpt from Traces of the Elder Faiths in Ireland, a Folklore Sketch, Vol. 1 of 2: A Handbook of Irish Pre-Christian Traditions Many Continental writers throw back the origin of man to even geologically distant ages, but evidences Of this early existence of our race rest on such fragile proofs that they are, for the present, regarded with scientific scepticism by most English authorities. On this subject the late Professor Huxley observes, that evidence has been adduced in favour of man's existence in the Pliocene or even in the Miocene epoch. It does not satisfy me; but I have no reason to doubt that the fact may be so, nevertheless. Speculations on the. Great Ice Age would also, at first sight. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.