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During the past year a subscription has been set on foot for the 
purchase of the Domhnach Airgid, a most interesting relic, whose 
history is well known to the Academy from Mr. Petrie’s paper, 
which -has appeared in our Transactions. The purchase-money 
agreed upon was £300, and the sum of £285 7s., including £50 
subscribed by the Academy, has already been received, leaving a 
balance of about £15 (exclusive of some costs for printing, &c.), 
which, it is hoped, will without difficulty be collected. 
During the past year very little progress has been made in the 
Catalogue of the Museum, which must necessarily be a work of 
time, and of considerable expense ; but the Pictorial Catalogue has 
been continued, and every article added to the Museum has been 
drawn as it was obtained, so that the Academy will at all times 
possess the means of ascertaining the identity of every thing that 
now forms a part of the Collection. 
Some few articles of interest and value have been purchased and 
added tothe Museum during the past year, at a cost to the Academy 
of £22 in all. Several donations have also been received, which 
have been acknowledged from time to time in the Proceedings, and 
it is, therefore, unnecessary to give a list of them here. 
Next to the donors who have presented to the Museum articles 
of interest and value, the thanks of the Academy are due to those 
who have deposited there, for the inspection of the Members and of 
_ the public, such valuable relics as they do not wish to part with. It 
_ will be in the recollection of the Academy that, some time ago, Sir 
_ Richard O’Donnell deposited in the Museum, under the safe keeping 
of the Academy, the Cathach of St. Columbkille, and Dr. William 
. 4 :, Stokes deposited the Fiachall Phadruig. 
______ During the past year the Rey. Francis Brownlow has deposited, 
¥ in the same way, the celebrated Book of Armagh, a manuscript 
of great antiquity, and of the utmost importance to the ancient 
Church History of Ireland. 
The Council would beg leave to call the attention of the Aca- 
y, and of the public generally, to the example set by these gen- 
men. Those who are in possession of such relics of antiquity, 
_ by depositing them i in the safe keeping of the Academy, | retain the 
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