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Wise round this path till we reached the first of that great series of caves 

 that are to be found at the foot of the Gobbins cliffs. An inspection 

 revealed ferns and liverworts of many varieties. Mr. Wise, the 

 Engineer of the Northern Counties Railway Company, explained the 

 intention of the company to carry the path further round the cliffs to 

 reach some more of these famous caves, and ultimately they hope to 

 provide access to the group of seven caves further along the coast. The 

 general opinion of the party was that in the dealing with the problem of 

 opening up this district Mr. Wise deserved great credit for his treatment 

 of the subject. In no case is the natural beauty destroyed. What has 

 been done is in keeping with the natural harmonies of the place. It is, 

 however, the geologist that can best gain an idea of the beauty and 

 grandeur of the place. But the interest is not confined to past history ; 

 the banks and fields are gay with flowers. Bird life is abundant among 

 the eyries of the cliffs ; the Peregrine Falcon and the Herring Gull find 

 a home in the fastnesses of the rocks. Butterflies, too, are in abundance 

 through the fields, one member noting the rare Peacock Butterfly 

 Vanessa io. 



OBITUARY. 



Eleanor A. Ormerod. 



Miss E. A. Ormerod, the renowned authority on economic entomology, 

 passed away, at her home, St. Albans, England, on July 22nd, aged 74 

 years. We feel it due to join in the universal tribute to her memory 

 since her work on many occasions was of the most direct benefit to Irish 

 agriculture and industry. Many inquiries on injurious insects were sent 

 to her from this country, and all were dealt with in her characteristically 

 painstaking and thorough style. Of her the customary saying is no 

 empty compliment— she leaves a vacant place that cannot be filled. 



Martin F. Woodward. 



As we go to press we learn with the deepest regret that a boat accident 

 at Ballinakill, Co. Mayo, has caused the untimely death of this brilliant 

 young zoologist, the son of Dr. Henry Woodward, of the British Museum, 

 and Assistant to Prof. G. B. Howes, at the Royal College of Science, 

 London. Mr. Woodward had been spending his vacation helping the re- 

 search work carried on under the direction of the Inspectors of Fisheries. 

 Returning with two companions on the night cf the 15th September from 

 Inishbofin, a squall struck the boat just at the entrance to Ballinakill 

 Harbour, and she capsized. While the other two in the boat succeeded in 

 reaching land, nothing has been seen or heard of Mr. Woodward. He 

 has closed a career that promised to enrich zoology by much valuable 

 morphological research by laying down his life in the cause of Irish in- 

 dustry and Irish science. 



