From the same district of Derry and from the same source [Magilligan, and the author’s grandfather], comes the story of one Downes who saw the fairies on his way home from a party. As he was crossing a footbridge over a stream the fairies, who had been hiding under the bridge, shook it violently and Downes lost his balance and fell into the water. The fairies were delighted and shouted, ‘Aha, Downes has got a wet foot the night!’ (Foster, Ulster 73)