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in the British Museum (Egerton, No. 139, p. 179). It is an agreement 
dated 1510. Lochlainn Riabhach O’Mullona [Mullowney] mortgaged 
his lands to Shane O’ Radan for four cows, in calf, and a good male pig; 
and Shane O’ Radan gives Connor O’Gleeson the privilege of having four 
free cows on the land until it is redeemed. 
No. 23.—This is a judgment of four Brehons in a controversy re- 
specting land. The Brehons were of the family of O’ Deoradan, Domh- 
nall, Cathal Ferganainm, and Giolla Patrick; and the contending 
parties were, Gerald, son of Cathal Carrach; Brian, son of Murtoch; and 
Donnchadh, son of Crimhthan. Witnesses were examined upon oath, 
and the Brehons, acting upon their testimony, decide; and in an appen- 
dix to their decision minutely describe the boundaries of the land. The 
decision is as follows :— 
«‘ And in accordance with that” [viz., the evidence], “the Brehons 
gave it as a judgment that Gerald should have possession of the land, 
and that neither Teige nor Donnchadh should have any claim on it from 
that time forth. And the one-eighth part of the sheaf of that year was 
awarded to Dounchadh in payment for his labour.” 
This decision is dated 1560, showing that the Brehon Law continued 
to be practised in some parts of Ireland to that period; and it can be 
proved to have continued at least 100 years later. The original is in 
the Library of Trinity College (H. 3, 18, p. 455). The lands and parties 
mentioned in this document belonged to the county of Wexford. 
No. 24—Is a letter of confraternity, in Latin, granted by Patrick 
Culvyn, local Prior of Dublin, of the order of Friars Eremite of St. 
Augustine, to John Stackpoole, and Genet Gwyth, his wife. Dated 31st 
of August, 1507. 
Dr. Todd then made some remarks on the historical and antiquarian 
value of the deeds described, and exhibited to the Academy some of the 
deeds, together with a MS. book containing transcripts (made by Mr. 
Curry for the University Library), in which the whole are written, 
without the contractions of the originals, and rendered accessible to or- 
dinary readers of Irish. 
The following antiquities were presented to the Museum :— 
By Alderman Fergus Farrell :—An ancient cinerary urn, and frag- 
ments of another, found with human bones, about three feet under the 
surface, and covered with a large stone, in the shape of a millstone, on the 
lands of Carrickbanagher, county of Sligo. 
By W. R. Wilde, Esq.:—1. A bronze bridle ornament, from Emly 
[Imleach Brocadha, so called from St. Brocadius, a disciple of. St. Pa- 
trick], near Castlerea, county of Roscommon. 2. A pair of pampootees, 
from the Island of Aran. 
By Dr. Dowsley, of Clonmel :—A cast in plaster from the Roman 
oculist’s stamp, found in the county of Tipperary, and referred to in the 
“‘ Catalogue ofthe Museum,” at page 126. 
