PROCEEDINGS 



OF 



THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY. 



1844. No. 46. 



May 27. 

 SIR Wm. R. HAMILTON, LL. D., President, in the Chair. 



Captain O'Connor exhibited two twisted gold rings, 

 brought from Africa and there used as current money. 



The President communicated a method of mentally ap- 

 proximating to the calculation of ancient eclipses, and applied 

 it to the eclipse of the moon recorded by Tacitus as having 

 happened soon after the death of Augustus. 



Mr. J. Huband Smith drew the attention of the Aca- 

 demy to a report, that there was in contemplation the remo- 

 val of a portion, if not the whole of the celebrated mound of 

 New Grange, near Drogheda, to be broken up for the re- 

 pair of the roads. 



Resolved, — That it be referred to the Council to take 

 steps to ascertain the truth of the report, and in the event 

 of its proving true to take proper means to ensure the 

 preservation of this great and important national monu- 

 ment. 



