Examples of Meteoric Falls in. the Museums of Dublin. 299 



The four authentic falls are — 



1. Mooresfort, Co. Tipperary, 



2. Adare, Co. Limerick, . 



3. Killeter, Co. Tyrone, 



4. Dundrum, Co. Tipperary, 



August, 1810. 

 September 10, 1813. 

 April 29, 1844. 

 August 12, 1865. 



The Killeter fall is described as " a shower of aerolites," but 

 no specimens are preserved in our local Museums, and there is 

 only a small one weighing 27 grammes in the British Museum, 

 and another of about the same weight in the Calcutta Museum. 



It may be convenient to quote here for easy reference the 

 published analyses of these falls. 



MooRESFOET, Prof. Higgins, Proceedings, Royal Dublin 



Society, Vol. XLVIL, 1811. 



Silica, .... 48-25 



Iron, 39- 



Magnesia, . . . .9' 

 Sulphur, . . . . 4- 

 Nickel, . . . .1-75 



100- 



Killeter, Rev. Dr. Haughton, Proceedings, Royal Irish 



Academy, Vol. IX., 1867, p. 341. 



Hornblendic Mineral (insoluble in acid), . . 34-18 



Earthy Mineral (soluble in acid), . . . 30-42 



Iron, . . . . . . . .25-14 



Nickel, 1-42 



Sesquioxide of Chrome, . . . . . 2-70 



Cobalt, . . . . . . . . trace 



Magnetic Pyrites, . . . . .6-14 



100-00 



