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dotted lines, which mark the portion now detached, and perhaps lost, though 

 remaining in fragments when I sketched it. 



This monumental stone was discovered about forty years ago within a cir- 

 cular enclosure known as St. Brecan's tomb, at a depth of about six feet from 

 the surface, on the occasion of its being first opened to receive the body of a 

 distinguished and popular Roman Catholic ecclesiastic of the county of Gal way, 

 who made a dying request to be buried in this grave. Under the stone within 

 the sepulchre there was also found on this occasion a small water-worn stone, 

 of black calp or lime-stone, now in my possession. It is of a round form, but 

 nearly flat on the under side, and is three inches in diameter, and one inch and 

 a half in thickness. On the upper side is carved a plain cross, thus -(-, and 

 around this, in a circle, the following simple inscription : 



This inscription, when written in full, would be as follows : 

 orcoie QR suecciN Nditichera. 



A PEAYEE FOE BEECAN THE PILGEIM. 

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