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borough Lake by Mr. Coe. More detailed examination shall be 
made, as opportunity offers, of the other islands mentioned in the 
list I have given,.and also of any others that may be met with ; 
and it is probable that some antiquities may be found in some of 
them which will serve to throw more light on their probable age 
and uses. 
“Tuomas J. Munvany. 
‘“* BELTURBET, Jan. 9, 1852.” 
[From Mr. Joun O’FLAneErty. | 
*« SrrokEstown, January 9, 1852. 
‘“* My pear Sir,—By this night’s coach I send you a box, con- 
taining all the articles of antiquity or curiosity that I have been 
able to collect myself, which were discovered at the artificial islands 
in this neighbourhood ; together with a large number of articles 
which have been lent to me by Miss Morton, John Devenish, Esq., 
Mrs. Devenish, and Dr. Conry, and which I have in your name 
promised shall be returned in the course of a short time. 
“T have attached to each article the name of the owner, and in 
red ink the place where the article was found. There is also a 
number on each article, corresponding with the numbers contained 
in the accompanying list. 
** In Ardekillan Lough there are four artificial islands ; in Cloon- 
finlough, two; in Clonfree, two; in Lough Lea, three; and in Derreen 
Lough, one. I am also informed that there is one in Kilglass Lough, 
but I have not seen it. I shall, however, from time to time, as my 
duties will permit, visit these places, and get all such information 
as may prove interesting; but I have been too busy up to the pre- 
sent time to do so. 
“JT forward also a survey and section of the artificial island 
(through which we made a deep cut) at Ardekillan, which is by 
far the largest and most important of them all, and which will, I 
trust, be found satisfactory. I got a similar cut made through one 
of the Lough Lea islands, ninety feet long, and nine feet wide, but 
we met nothing worth mentioning, except plenty of all kinds of 
bones; there were also evident traces of a large fire, as in the Arde- 
killan case. 
“In the collection forwarded’you will find the few things got 
at Lough Lea. With regard to my own collection, I beg to hand 
them to you as a donation. 
