T909. Froceed77ios of Irish Socieiics. 47 



LIMERICK FIELD CLUB 



AxxrAi. Meeting.— Rev. T. F. Abbott was moved to the chair, and 

 ill the course of his observations, .'■aid the Societ}' was originalh' intended 

 to encourage the study of natural history, and allied subjects. vSubse- 

 quently an Archoeological vSection was added to it, and now the latter had 

 decided to start a vSociet}' on their own account. Lord Dunraven had 

 consented to be its first president. The Archaeological Society would run 

 the Journal, and the expense connected therewith would be taken off the 

 Field Club. The subscription to the latter would in consequence be 

 lowered, but it would be open to them to join the Archaeological 

 Society and to contribute to the Journal. He hoped the new Society 

 would not take from the membership of the old Limerick Field Club 

 which had done excellent work in this city and neighbourhood in 

 encouraging the study of natural history generally, and he expressed 

 the hope that there would be more workers in the different subjects 

 connected therewith. 



Dr. George Fogerty read the annual report. 



The report for the i6tli year of the Club's existence is one differing but 

 little from those that have preceded it. Again we have to report a great 

 want of workers in the natural history branch of the Club. A wide field 

 for work is open in this direction, and members of other Field Clubs 

 in Ireland are constantly coming to our city and county and finding 

 within our district treasures in natural history passed over by our 

 members. 



The botanical survey of the Fergus Islands has been completed this 

 year, and we hope to see a full report of the work in a number of the 

 Irish Natitralis!. The work begun in August, 1907, and sadly hindered by 

 inclement weather, was continued in July, 1908, under more favourable 

 conditions. 



The Archaeological vSection, whose property we may consider the Field 

 Club Journal to be, has been doing good work in a quiet way, and have 

 produced a Journal, the 12th in succession, deserving of all praise. 

 Your Committee have to report that at a meeting held on the 16th 

 October it was decided to help forward the formation of an independent 

 Archyeological Society, and with that object the following resolutions 

 were adopted ; — 



I. It is the opinion of the L. F. C. Committee that the Archaeological 

 Section be formed into an independent society, with separate executive 

 and finance, and it be affiliated to the F. C. 



II. The members of each to have the privilege of attending the 

 public meetings and excursions held by each societ}'. 



III. Each societ}' to elect its own officers, two of the committee of 

 each to be members of both societies. 



IV. That the obligation and expense of continuing the Journal be 

 undertaken by the Archaeological Section, and that it circulate among its 

 members only (free). 



