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Hillsborough, Co. Down. 



Nevin H. Foster. 



Whales and Dolphins stranded in Ireland. 



In the Irish Naturalist of June, 1915, reference was made to the second 

 Report by Dr. S. F. Harmer on the Cetacea stranded on the British coasts. 

 Two reports have appeared since that date, enumerating the specimens 

 cast ashore in 19 15 and 1916. It is of interest to note that several of these 

 animals had been injured probably by gunfire or mines. The following 

 list gives details of the captures on the Irish coasts : — 



Cuvier's Whale {Ziphiiis cavirostris) , i8ft. 2Un. long. July i8th, 1915, 



Fethard, Co. Wexford. 

 Pilot Whale {Globicephala melaena), 20 feet long, March i6th, 19 15, 



Dunmanus Bay, Co. Cork. 

 Dolphin {Delphinus delphis), 7ft. 6in. long. December 22nd, 1915, 



Dunfanaghy Bay, Co. Donegal. 

 White-sided Dolphin {Lagenorkynchus aciitus), git. 3in. long. June 9th, 



1916, Rathlee, Co. Mayo. 

 Porpoise {Phocaena phocaena), 4ft. long 



Co. Wexford. 

 Sperm Whale {Physeter calodon), young, 



19 16, Roundstone, Co. Galway. 

 Lesser Rorqual {Balaenopiera acutorosirata) , 22ft. long 



1916, Lennan, Co. Donegal. 



July 13th, 1916, Fethard, 

 1 8ft. long. September 4th, 

 October 9th. 



