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A wooden bow, 373 inches long, found in a moat surrounding a 
square rath, near Dundrum, county of Tipperary, at the depth of two feet 
under the surface, in a bed of leaves about four feet thick, associated 
with a quantity of small timber, was presented by Arthur B. Wynne, 
Esq., on the part of Mr. Thomas White, who discovered it. 
The Geological Map of Ireland, with the latest additions, was pre- 
sented by Sir Richard Griffith, Bart. 
Two photographs of the church of St. Doulough’s, county of Dublin, 
were presented by William Allen, Esq. 
The thanks of the Academy were voted to the donors. 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1858. (Srarep Mzetinc.) 
James H. Topp, D.D., President, in the Chair. 
Ir was moved by Robert Macdonnell, M.D., and seconded by Rev. 
Samuel Haughton :— 
“That it be recommended to the Council to propose to the Aca- 
demy :— 
a That in future, if any Commission be nominated by the Academy 
to draw up any report, or for such purpose, the Secretary of such Com- 
mission shall submit the report to each Member of the Commission, and 
give each the option of signing it, if it meets with his approval.” 
The following Amendment thereto was moved by J. E. Pigot, Esq., 
and seconded by Rev. J. H. Jellett :— 
“That the discussion upon the Resolution proposed by Robert Mac- 
donnell, M.D., be adjourned to the next meeting of the Academy.” 
Upon a division, the Amendment was negatived. The original 
Resolution was then proposed and carried. 
Francis M. Jennines, Esa., communicated the following remarks on— 
CERTAIN BROOCHES AND ORNAMENTS FROM MOROCCO, PRESENTED BY HIM TO 
THE ROYAL IRISH ACADEMY. 
Ty April, 1856, when I was travelling in Morocco, I observed a great 
similarity in the form of the brooches worn by the Bedouin Arabs of 
that country, as well as the settled inhabitants of the towns and villages, 
to those anciently used in Ireland, and now occasionally discovered in 
excavations. I purchased the following articles as illustrations of the 
resemblance, that our ethnologists and archxologists might be able to 
compare the genuine modern African specimens with the ancient Irish. 
No. 1* consists of two silver brooches, connected by a silver chain. 
The tongues of the brooches are pointed upwards when worn, the chain 
* The numbers refer to a Plate published in the “ Ulster Journal of Archeology,” 
No. 24. 
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