THE ROYAL DUBLIN SOCIETY 65 



In 1748, in the adjudications on Tapestry, John 

 Van Beaver, (for his historical piece, " Meleager and 

 the Boar "), John Paulet, and Daniel Reyly took 

 places. 



During the years 1749 and 1750, premiums for 

 planting trees were won by Colonel Hugh Maguire, 

 Tempo, and Oliver Anketell, Anketell's Grove ; for 

 cider trees, Martin Kennedy, Oranmore, co. Galway, and 

 Edward Dally, Brohall, King's co. ; for draining bogs, 

 Phillip Reilly, Derraugh, co. Longford : for making 

 bog profitable, Rev. Thomas Hemsworth, Abbeyville, 

 co. Tipperary ; for reclaiming coarse mountain land, 

 John Smith, Violetstown, co. Westmeath, and William 

 Mulhall, Ireland's Grove, Queen's co. ; for using 

 most oxen in ploughing, John Keating, Shanballyduff. 

 For building the most complete mills for making 

 white paper, &c., Joseph Sexton, Limerick, got ^40 

 premium; Michael McDonnell, Tallaght, ^25 ; Daniel 

 Blow, Belfast, ^20 ; William Slater, Rathfarnham, 

 ^15 ; for green glassware, Rupert Barber, 20. 

 10 were granted to Messrs. Perry & Malone for 

 specimens of printing with letters of their own 

 making. 



In January 1750, John Paterson, Pill lane, scale- 

 maker, produced before the Society an artificial tree 

 made of iron, furnished with fruit and branches, to 

 hold candles, which was designed for a dessert table ; 

 for his ingenuity in devising and carrying out this 

 work the Society gave him a premium. 



A sum of 6 was granted to Robert Horan, co. 

 Limerick, for best cider, made from Kachagea apples, 

 and 4 to Dr. Hearn, for cider made from golden 

 pippins. John Sturdy, Capel St., described as a painter, 

 obtained a prize of four guineas for enamelled watch- 

 plates. Rupert Barber, who had erected at Lazer's 



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