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“From Arthur A. Nugent, Esq.—The upper stone of a quern, No.36 
on the ground floor, beneath the south-western staircase. It is 12 inches 
in diameter, and 43 deep, was found in a bog near Portaferry, and pre- 
sents a unique form of ornamentation, being grooved like a melon. 
‘‘On my own part I present a collection of sixteen articles, viz., six 
stone celts of different sizes and shapes, but all capable of being classed 
under some of the heads under which the other celts in the Museum have 
been arranged and numbered, in continuity with which the first of these 
will form No. 521. They vary in length from 4 to 74 inches, and some 
of them are remarkable for the sharpness as well as the wave-line of 
the cutting edge. They were all found in the bed of the Shannon. 
«« Examined by Mr. Haughton, their composition is as follows :— 
No. 521, fine-grained syenite; No.522, syenitic slate, probably metamor- 
phic; from the northern or central districts. No. 523, mica slate; 
No. 524, clay ironstone ; from a colliery district. No. 525, fine-grained 
white sandstone; and No. 526, sandstone, containing specks of green 
silicate of iron; probably derived from the Connaught side of the river. 
‘‘No. 21.—A dagger-shaped stone, sharp at both ends, similar to 
those weapons already described at page 34 of the ‘Catalogue.’ Like 
most of those we already possess, ‘it was taken up in the bucket of the 
dredger from the bottom of the Shannon above the new bridge at Ath- 
lone, opposite Northgate.’ It is about 12 inches long, and 14 inches 
wide in the broadest part, and is composed of hornblende slate. 
“No. 270, the blade of a bronze dagger; of the broad shape, 9 inches 
long, and 12 broad at the base, with a detached metal-riveted handle, 
like those on Tray CC. 
‘‘No. 78, a very perfect iron spear-head, 72 inches long, with the 
rivet remaining, and projecting a considerable distance beyond the outer 
surface of the socket, like Nos. 11 and 49 in the registration. 
‘No. 79, a rude fragment of another iron spear-head, 5 inches long. 
‘* No. 80, a remarkable four-sided iron spear, or pike-head, of which 
there is a more modern specimen in the collection ; it is about 22 inches 
in length, including a portion of the socket, which remains. 
‘No. 162, an iron knife-shaped sword, or skein, with a broad back, 
very perfect in the blade, which, with the tang, measures 194 inches, 
There are several similar specimens on Tray F. All these weapons are 
said to have been found in the Shannon. 
“‘ Nos. 526, 527, 528, and 529, are four bronze cloak-pins, which I 
procured many years ago in the southern islands of Aran. The first 
of these is, for its size and form, one of the most elegant specimens of 
casting in the Academy’s collection. 
‘“‘ No. 21, an iron key of antique shape, and probably of the six- 
teenth century; in a very good state of preservation. 
“No. 158, a portion of an antique wooden chair, containing two 
mortices. The ornamental circular knobs have more the appearance of be- 
ing carved than turned. It also was found in the bed of the Shannon.” 
Parke Neville, Esq., presented a small bronze pin with a movable 
looped head, found in Upper Exchange-street, at a depth of eighteen 
feet below the surface of the ground. 
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