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and the neighbourhood, were presented by Mr. Mulvany ; also some 
interesting antiquities by Mr. Manning and Mr. Lyons. 
We have to thank the Marquess of Sligo for a large number of 
Terra Cotta Vases, which he has, in the most liberal manner, pre- 
sented to our Museum, having offered to the Council their choice of 
all the vases in his collection. 
It is incumbent upon the Council also to put on record, in this 
Report of the events of the past year, that Sir Richard O’Donnell 
has again intrusted to our care the beautiful and celebrated reli- 
quary called the Cathach. 
The antiquarian movement, which was made in connexion with 
the late Exhibition, and for which we are mainly indebted to Lord 
Talbot de Malahide and Dr. Lentaigne, has added greatly to our 
Museum. We have been promised casts of all the crosses exhibited, 
which attracted so much attention from our antiquarian visitors ; 
and, in addition to this, Lord Talbot has procured us several casts of 
antiquities which were at the Exhibition, and which will now be 
preserved in our Museum as a permanent record of the great benefit 
which has resulted, even to Antiquarian Science, from that truly na- 
tional undertaking. 
Some important specimens of stones inscribed with the Ogham 
character have been presented to our Museum during the past year, 
by Mr. R. Hitchcock. 
We have also to record, as one of the events of the year, a most 
valuable bequest of Books and Manuscripts, by our late zealous 
and active member, William Elliott Hudson, selected from his large 
Library, in accordance with his will, by four members of the Aca- 
demy. This collection contains upwards of 800 works, a catalogue 
of which is preparing for publication. We have had the gratifica- 
tion of receiving as a gift from his executors a bust of our bene- 
factor, by Moore, which will recall him to the recollection of his 
friends and acquaintances in the Academy. 
The accurate model of Staigue Fort, which was exhibited at the 
Exhibition, has been presented to our Museum by James Bland, 
Esq., and our MS. Library has been enriched by some autograph vo- 
lumes, in the handwriting of the celebrated Dean of St. Patrick’s, 
Dr. Jonathan Swift, presented to us by G. C. Cowell, Esq. 
It is the duty of the Council now to announce to you, that the 
