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Drapers' Arms, where tea was iu readiness. It should be mentioned 

 that some members of the Gaelic League accompanied the Field Club, 

 and succeeded in finding quite a number of Irish-speaking people, though 

 even the magic key of silver failed to extract Gaelic from the j^ounger 

 members of the community. 



September 5. — The last long excursion of the season was held to 

 Ballynahinch and Slieve Croob, where a pleasant and enjoyable day was 

 spent amongst the rocks and mountains of what is, with the exception 

 of the Mournes, the wildest portion of County Down. The party 

 drove through Ballynahinch, past the historic height of Ednavaddy, to 

 where the Belfast Water Commissioners are having a section made of 

 their new Mourne scheme. Here a short halt was called to allow the 

 members to inspect a deep cutting through which a concrete tunnel has 

 been made. Shortly after this, the little village of Dromara was reached, 

 and then the mountain road was taken skirting the Lagan. A good 

 climb up the beds of different streams, each party intent on discovering 

 the real source of the Lagan, soon brought all the members to different 

 little wells of limpid water, where lunch was taken. The sloping sides 

 of Monahoor were then passed, and the heights of Cratlieve left behind, 

 making it but an easy pull up to the topmost cairn, 1,755 f^^t high, of 

 Slieve Croob itself. Here a halt was called, and some photos taken 

 around the great cairn, which has been pulled down and erected into 

 small modern piles. A little work would restore this cairn to its original 

 conical condition — the covering and monument of some long-forgotten 

 hero. From the cairn the descent was eas}- and rapid to the vehicles, 

 which were soon mounted, and the road taken to the little chapel of 

 Dunmore, high perched upon a rocky knoll. Here Father Quail, who 

 had been the Club's local guide throughout the day, showed the members 

 some geological specimens and other things of interest. Time did not 

 permit of a long delay, so the road was once more taken to the Spa, 

 where an excellent tea was provided by Miss Brelsford, after which the 

 following new members were elected : — The Rev. G. Foster, Mrs. 

 Stevens, and the Rev. Richard Cole. The President, Mr. Lavens M. 

 Ewart, M.R.I. A., in a few well-chosen words, then thanked Father 

 Quail, on behalf of the members, for his great kindness and hospitality 

 throughput the day. 



Geot^ogicai. Section. — This section met in the Museum on the 29th 

 July, when Mr. A. G. Wilson, Honorar}^ Secretary, described a recent 

 visit with Professor Cole to the Slieve Gcllion district, illustrating his 

 remarks by a collection of rock specimens, which he subsequently 

 presented to the Club. Mr. R. Bell mentioned that the well-known 

 Rhsetic beds in Colin Glen, which had been inaccessible for many 

 years, are exposed by recent floods, exhibiting specimens of the bone 

 bed. He also presented a series of rhyolites from Cloughwater, Kirk- 

 inriola, Ballyloughan, and Bslerstown. After some discussion, the 

 Pomero}' excursion was relinquished, as the section to be visited occurs 

 in the bed of a stream. The recent excursion to Glenavy was also spoiled 

 by the severe rain, which had made Lough Neagh unusually high. 



