1908. The British Associatio7i in Dubliii. 247 



The most complete remains of the Horse discovered in Ireland were 

 obtained by Mr. George Coffey in the Craigywarren crannog, Connty 

 Antrim. The human implements and weapons found with them imply 

 that the occupation of the crannog dates back to early Christian times. 

 The horses were then, no doubt, domesticated. Their resemblance to 

 the Arab type of horse is quite as striking a feature as that in the modern 

 Connemara pon}\ 



The remains from a tumulus and from Irish bogs, marls, and caves in 

 the Irish National Museum are less complete, but they all indicate that 

 in still more remote times a small race of horse, apparently similar to 

 that of the crannog period, lived in Ireland. It is important to note that 

 some of these remains probably belonged to wild races. 



The available evidence seems, therefore, to support the view that the 

 resemblance of the modern Connemara pony to the Eastern or Ivibyan 

 race of horse is not entirely due to human introduction of foreign stock, 

 but to the fact that the wild horse of Ireland possessed the same charac- 

 teristics as the latter and transmitted them to the existing ancient 

 domestic breeds. 



EXCURSIONS AND ENTERTAINMENTS. 



The Dublin meeting was notable for the number of enter- 

 tainments provided ; indeed reception.s, garden-parties 

 and various festivities crowded almost too quickly one upon 

 the other. On the opening da}', Wednesday, 2nd September, 

 the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress were "At Home " in the 

 Mansion House during the afternoon, and man}^ earlj'-arrived 

 members enjo3''ed the civic hospitality. At noon on Thurs- 

 da}', September 3rd, a large part}^ accepted Messrs. Guinness's 

 invitation to visit the St. James's Gate Brewery. The garden 

 part}' given the same afternoon at Trinity College by the 

 Provost and Senior Fellows was somewhat spoiled by rain. 

 In the evening a brilliant gathering attended the conversazione 

 given at Eeinster House b}' the Council of the Royal Dublin 

 Society. A large series of scientific exhibits was arranged 

 in the reading room and librar}', and by permission of the 

 authorities the whole of the National Museum was thrown 

 open. Two ver}^ interesting lantern displays were given 

 during the evening. Rev. W. S. Green showing cinematograph 

 views of fishery life on the west coast, and Dr. E. M'D. 

 Cosgrave illustrations of old Dublin. On Friday afternoon. 



