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country in consequence of the offence he gave to the chief- 

 tains of the Pale. The date of the charter is therefore 

 sufficiently ascertained ; in it John assumes the title of Do- 

 mintis Hibernia, the same which was adopted before by his 

 father, and held by all the kings of England since that period 

 to Henry VIII. But it is remarkable that he lays claim to 

 the exercise of an independent sovereignty ; the object of 

 the charter being to confirm a previous charter granted by 

 the king of England. Archdall appears to have seen this 

 charter, but has given an imperfect and very inaccurate 

 copy of it, {Monast. Hib. p. 480.) 



Mr. Todd also read a letter from Col. Currey of Lismore 

 Castle, consenting to lend the Academy the ancient MS. 

 found in 1811, buried under the ruins of the Castle. The 

 MS., according to Mr. O'Reilly, was written in the latter 

 end of the 15th century ; the writing is exactly similar to 

 that of the Book of Fermoy, written in 1487, and both 

 volumes were probably the work of the same scribe. The 

 Book of Lismore contains poems and historical treatises 

 relating to the McCarthys, — lives of saints, — the wars of 

 Callaghan of Cashel, — the adventures of Teige Mac Cein, and 

 the battle of Druim-damhghoire ; also a very valuable tract 

 giving an account of the battle of Gabhra. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to Colonel 

 Currey. 



Professor Lloyd, V. P. read the following communication, 

 contained in a letter from M. Abbadie, detailing the principal 

 results of his scientific expedition to the Brazils. The letter 

 is dated the 31st of August, 1837; and Mr. Lloyd regretted 

 that he had no earlier opportunity of laying it before the 

 Academy. 



*' I availed myself of the departure of a young friend for 

 Ireland to write to you before my departure for the Brazils, 

 announcing the purport of my voyage, and sending at the 

 same time a copy of my remarks on the Euskara language. 



