1899] Proceedings of Irish Societies. 49 



examples of which fell into the hands of one of the Club members on 

 Whit Monday, 30th May, in Cratloe Wood. The Irish Burnet Moth 

 (Zygana pzloselhc), was taken in abundance beside Killone Lake, Count)' 

 Clare, on June 23 last, which date an excursion took place to New Hall 

 and Killone Abbey. The Photographic section of the Club have done 

 good work during the year, as will be shown here this evening in the 

 lantern and on the walls. It has, however, undertaken one most useful 

 piece of organised work— viz., to illustrate two lectures by Rev. James 

 Dowd, B.A., on ' Historic Limerick,' for one of which, already delivered — 

 on 'St. Mary's Cathedral'-about 70 lantern slides have been specially made, 

 adding much to the interest of the subject handled. During the year 

 archaeology has continued to provide interesting papers for the winter 

 meetings. Much useful work should be done by the Club in encouraging 

 the study of history and archaeology, and it is particularly desirable that 

 members should note any items of local tradition, folk-lore, &c, which 

 may come to their kuowledge,with a view to having them recorded in the 

 Club journal, and to save them from complete oblivion. The Committee 

 have to express regret for the loss of the services of Mr. J. Grene Barry, 

 J. P., during the greater portion of the year as Hon. Sec. of the section. It 

 affords your Committee much pleasure to report the successful delivery 

 of a course of geological lectures during November and December last 

 by Mr. J. Fitzgerald Windle, Assoc. M. Inst. C.E.. a Vice-President of the 

 Club. About forty members entered for the course, the attendance 

 throughout being very good, averaging well over thirty. The thanks of 

 the Club are due to Professor G. A.J. Cole, of Dublin, and to Mr. R. Welch 

 of Belfast, for their kind interest in the Club as a whole, and for their 

 assistance in giving and lending lantern-slides specially intended to 

 illustrate these geological lectures. During the summer, excursions 

 took place as follows :— Thursday, May 5, Quin Abbe}' ; Thursday, May 

 19, Sixmilebridge; Thursday, June 9, Cahercon, Kildysart ; Thursday, 

 June 23, New Hall, Ennis ; Wednesday, July 6, Foynes ; Thursday, July 21, 

 Curragh Chase; Thursday, July 7 to Wednesday, July 13, Kenmare and 

 district, Count}- Kerry, under the auspices of the Irish Field Club Union. 

 It is a matter for some congratulation that the programme of meetings 

 (14 in all) for winter session of 1897-98, was carried out in full, and that 

 of the eight excursions arranged for the summer of 1898, only one failed 

 — to Killaloe on Easter Monday, the day being extremely inclement 

 Financially, the Club is in a fair way, as maybe gathered from the state- 

 ment prepared by your very excellent Hon. Treasurer. The Committee 

 are, however, practically unanimous in opinion that the best interests 

 of the Club will be served by increasing the annual subscription from 

 2s. 6d. to 5$. The membership of the Club was given as 214 011 the 30th 

 September, 1897, and as 240 on 31st December, 1897. It now stands at 

 276. The rules of the Club have not been issued for some years, and as 

 slight revisions appear desirable a new draft will be submitted for 

 adoption by this meeting. 



On the proposition of Mr. Neale, seconded by Dr. Frost, the report was 

 adopted. 



