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took me to the hall of the Dublin Society, chiefly 

 to see the splendid specimen of Cervus megaccros. 

 It is indeed a magnificent skeleton. There is a very 

 extensive collection of rocks and minerals, occupy- 

 ing several apartments, but not well arranged, and 

 numerous specimens in all the departments of zoology, 

 together with Etruscan vases, antiquities, casts of 

 statues, and various other articles. The disposition 

 of the collections is bad, and the rooms are not veiy 

 well adapted for the purpose, although they are by no 

 means bad. I saw Gieseke's working room, his Green- 

 land curiosities, and other articles. About twelve I 

 set out in a car, accompanied by two of the gentlemen 

 and Mrs. Doran, and, traversing the city, proceeded 

 northward about seven miles, until we came to the 

 Portmarnock Sands. 



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At Bell Doyne dined— returned to Dublin by six, 

 after a very pleasant ride. There were races to-day 

 near Howth, and the roads were crowded with cars and 

 other vehicles. 



At seven called on Mr. Houston, but did not find 

 him in, and at the College of Surgeons to meet Mr. 

 Beauchamp (proud. Beecham), but did not see him, 

 and in the neighbourhood on Dr. Evanson, who kept 

 me some hours and sent out for some of his friends. 

 I have not experienced more kindness anywhere than 

 I have here, more especially from Dr. Evanson, who is 

 a fine, frank, gentlemanly, rather dashing fellow. 



On Friday was out by seven, took a place in the 



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