t84 The Irish Naturalist, August, 



Festuca rigida at Lisburn. 



As a grass of rare occurrence iu District XIT. of Cyb. Hib., and one 

 which has been reported from only one other locality in County Antrim, 

 it may be of interest to note that this species has this year been 

 observed flowering at the end of June (and then becoming purple) on a 

 wall within the Lisburn borough boundary. 



J. II. Davies. 



lyisburn. 



Some new County Records. 



During a short visit to the island sanctuaries of the Shannon and 

 Lough Key in July of last 3'ear, a few interesting botanical notes were 

 made. Amongst these the following appear to be new count}' records. 

 The numbers placed after the plant-names denote the topographical 

 divisions. 



Orobanche Hedera, Dub}', 23 and 24. — On the old church, Hare Island, 

 Lough Ree, Co. Westmeath, and on Teampul More, Inchcleraun, in the 

 same lake, and in Co. Longford. 



Lathyrus palustris, Linn., 18. — In a marsh near Clonmacnoise, King's 

 Co. (found by Rev. Wm. Colgan). 



Epilobhim august if olmm, Linn., 28. — In considerable quantity on the 

 cliffs of Carrignahona, adjoining Carrowkeel Mountain, Sligo, in associa- 

 tion with the rare Meconopsis cambrica Vig., the latter being new for this 

 station, though not for the county. 



To these records may be added Eqiiisetum hyemale Linn., 31. — Observed 

 a few days earlier by a stream in the Carliugford Mountains above 

 Omeath, at a height of 800 feet ; and Crepis biennis, Linn., 21. — Lorg 

 expected in Co. Dublin, and found at length in profusion towards the 

 end of June of the present year in a meadow near Killiney station and 

 on the adjacent railway banks. 



Nathaniei. Coi^gan. 



Sandycove, Dublin. 



ZOOLOGY. 

 Abnormal Land Mollusca from Bundoran. 



In continuation of those recorded (/. Nat., 190O; pp. 162 and 271) by 

 Mr. Green and myself, Mr. Brockton Tomlin, of Chester, has in his 

 collection now, or has passed through his hands in the last few years, 

 400 reversed shells of Helix nemoralis from Bundoran. These, with looothers 

 I have heard of since, bring the total up to over 1,400. That they are 



