340 Batt—Sossil Mammalia of Ireland. 
The discovery of remains of the pig in Ballynamintra Cave, however, render it 
at least not improbable that there may have been a wild pig, despite the fact that 
all the skulls which are recorded belong to the same variety, namely, the grey- 
hound, or long-faced Irish pig, which, even as a domesticated breed, is now nearly, 
if not altogether, extinct, its place having been taken by others which are better 
producers of bacon. 
Many of the skulls obtained in Lough Gur show marks of the pole-axe, and 
cannot therefore be regarded as being of a very high antiquity, though possibly 
belonging to the prehistoric period. 
The following animals, whose existence has been proved in Britain, are not 
known to have occurred in Ireland in prehistoric times, viz.—beaver, roe- 
buck, elk or moose, urus or wild ox (Bos primigenius) :— 
II.—PREHISTORIC MAMMALS OF IRELAND (DOMESTIC.) 
Man,. . . Homo sapiens. 
Doe, . . . Canis domesticus. 
Horse, . . Equus caballus. 
SHEEP, . . Ovis aries. 
Goat, . . Capra hircus. 
Cartier, . . Bos longifrons and B. frontosus. 
Hog,. . . Sus scrofa. 
8.—TueE Irish Wotr-poe. 
Canis domesticus, var. Hibernicus, 
The formidable characteristics of the ancient Irish wolf-dog are, as is well 
known, both the subject of history and tradition. These records, it is moreover 
now fairly ascertained, do not exaggerate the power and strength of an animal 
which was the faithful companion not only of the hunter, but possibly also of the 
warrior, in far remote prehistoric as well as in more recent times. 
It is considered by some authorities that the wolf-dog resembled in general 
aspect the modern rough-haired deerhound of Scotland; and of this race there is at 
present a reputed example still living in the gardens of the Royal Zoological 
Society of Ireland. But there is very positive evidence afforded by a Paper, by 
A. B. Lambert, F.R.S., and a letter to him from Lord Altamont, both of which are 
published in the Linnean Transactions for 1797, that there were in Ireland formerly 
two races of wolf-dogs, one of which was a greyhound and the other a mastiff, 
