260 The Iiish Naturalist. September, 



Monday, July 15. 



A special steamer was in waiting at St. Patrick's bridge, 

 Cork, and started down the sunlit river at 9.15. Blackrock and 

 Monkstown were passed, and rounding the old " Black Prince " 

 a detour was made to Crookhaven. Thence back across the 

 harbour and up the beautiful East Passage, one of the old 

 sea-filled river-gorges of the earlier period of valley-making. 

 The round gave members an excellent idea of the physical 

 geography of the country around Cork, with its Old Red 

 Sandstone ridges v/ith narrow cross valleys, and its wider 

 lower stretches of limestone. Finally the steamer stopped at 

 Aghada, and a walk up the hill behind the village was 

 succeeded by luncheon. Then the party divided. About half 

 mounted brakes and drove to Cloyne, where the round tower 

 and old cathedral, with its fine statue of Berkeley and monu- 

 ment to Brinkley, were visited. The return was made through 

 the beautiful grounds of Castle Mary, where the fine cromleac 

 was examined ; and thence through the Rostellan grounds to 

 Aghada. The other section of the party proceeded on foot 

 to the adjoining grounds of Rostellan Castle, where the 

 zoologists collected and observed along the enclosed inlet on 

 the southern side, and the tidal inlet on the northern side. 

 On the foreshore at the latter place, the submerged cromleac 

 of Rostellan, which is half covered at high tide, excited 

 special interest, and was carefully examined, measured, and 

 photographed — apparently the first time that this unique relic 

 has been properly surveyed. On the way back the party were 

 met by Mr. C. J. Engledew, J. P., who kindly showed some of 

 the interesting features of Rostellan Castle. A hurried return 

 to Aghada was necessary to allow the party to catch the 6.40 

 steamer, which conveyed them to Monkstown, whence rail 

 was taken to Cork. 



Tuesday, July 16. 



The last day of the conference dawned as fine as those 

 preceding it, and much hotter. The 9 o'clock train was 

 taken to Kinsale, and the round of this quaint and beautifully 

 situated town was made under the leadership of F. R. Rohu, 



