23^ The b'ish Nahiralht. December, 
He was always accompanied by his faithful valet, John 
Power, and usually erected a hut at the mouth of the cave, 
spending weeks laying bare the bones of Mammoth, Bear, 
Red Deer, Hyaena, three species of Lemming, etc. He 
was the first to discover in Ireland the Hyaena and the 
Lemmings. Thousands of bones, and many interesting 
prehistoric human relics have been deposited in the 
National Museum, Dublin, as a result of his work. The 
writer well remembers a visit paid to Castle Pook ; when 
shown into his " room"- — viz., one side of the hut — the 
huge shoulder-blade of a mammoth just exhumed was 
found laid out on the bed. Nothing, however, pleased 
Ussher more than the finding of the remains of the Great 
Auk in Co. Waterford and other localities ; at the time of 
his death, he was preparing a further report on cave- 
exploration. 
Although by no means a rich man he gave a few years 
ago, a sum of £300 to the Royal Irish Academy to promote 
the study of zoology in Ireland, including researches in 
Irish caves, and he bequeathed to the same body all his 
manuscripts, books, schedules, notes and papers on natural 
history, cave-exploration and antiquities, and the hut 
in which he resided when engaged in cave-work, with its 
furniture and equipment. He recommended Mr. C. B. 
Moffat, Dr. R. F. Scharff, and the writer of this memoir 
for the administration of the above. 
In appearance, he was a fairly big man, almost six feet 
high, well set-up, with reddish hair and beard. He had a 
rugged, but good-natured face, kindly blue eyes, and a 
quiet, courteous manner. He was anxious about detail, 
fond of children, and ready to explain with great minuteness. 
Gentle, yet resolute, he was sometimes inclined to be 
credulous, this failing was best overcome by the good- 
natured jokes of those who knew him well. It has been 
truly said that " his integrity, unfailing courtesy, and 
strong desire to be fair to those with whom he might differ, 
were bound in the end to win him approval, or at least 
respect." Deeply religious, he carried his principles into 
practice and bore himself with great patience in ad- 
versity. 
R. M. Harrington. 
