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No. 139552, same, oval, 2 by If inches. 



No. 139553, one of the same, 1^ inches in diameter. This specimen 

 is broken in the middle, cracked in two, and has been repaired by four 

 holes drilled in it in pairs, each two opposite, one of which contains 

 the original mending. When the hole of suspension in this specimen 

 was broken out at the edge the owner had reversed the specimen and 

 drilled another hole. 



These three ornaments have the appearance of having been used as 

 ear pendants. The shell portion is nearly flat and retains its iridescense. 

 These pieces of shell belong to the species Haliotis splendens Eve. 



A collection of objects belonging to prehistoric man, three hundred 

 and twenty-four in number, were received (accession 19,249) from Mr. 

 James F. Johnson, Holy wood, County Down, Ireland. Mr. Johnson in 

 his communication gives an elaborate description of their discovery, 

 with their position, locality, and association. A new road was in course 

 of construction during August, 1885, on the town land of Ballymenoch, 

 in his neighborhood, County Down, Ireland. He supervised the work. 

 As the men cut through a mound of sand a cave 20 feet long by 3 feet 

 wide and about 3 feet high was exposed which led to an oval chamber 

 14 by 7^ by 6 feet high. At its farther end, and to the right, another 

 Ijassage leads to a second chamber 9 by 6 by 6 feet high. (Fig. 1.) 



Fig. 1. 



It was evidently an ancient habitation of man. It was constructed of 

 bowlder stones rudely piled into a wall and arched over as indicated in 

 the section, the whole being embedded 

 in the sand and covered by the mound. 

 (Fig. 2.) In this cavern he found the 

 following variety of implements or weap- 

 ons (the numbers are from the Museum 

 Catalogue), rude axes (136898), celts 

 (136899), wedge, double celts (136900, 

 136901), and what he calls a stone lamp, 

 though possibly a mortar (136879), seven 

 H. Mis. 142, pt. 2 9 



Fid. 2.— Section. 



