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bourhood as it was supposed, in the tenth century, to have existed in 
the fourth century, when St. Patrick was said to have visited Dublin, 
&e. 
Looking at the matter as a practical question, Mr. Clibborn con- 
tinued his inquiries in Nassau-street and its neighbourhood, to trace, if 
he could, the ancient well of St. Patrick, which Dr. Rutty, in 1757, was 
unable to find; and he discovered that there were several wells in the 
neighbourhood, all claiming to be the original well. Having taken into 
account the claims of all, he ultimately came to the conclusion that a 
well behind the house No. 9, Nassau-street, now inaccessible to the 
public, but which was described as having been open to the public by 
means ofa flight of steps from Frederick-lane, about 100 years ago, and 
then visited by believers in the efficacy of the water, had more preten- 
sions to the title of being the old spring well of St. Patrick than any 
of the others in the neighbourhood. In this opinion he was strength- 
ened by a map of the city of Dublin, which appears to be as old as 1710, 
and which has the site of St. Patrick’s well on it. This was 100 years 
later than Speed’s map, which does not extend so far east as the site of 
this well. 
Having disposed of the question of the locality of the ancient 
““southern well of St. Patrick,’ the author drew attention to the in- 
teresting fact, that he found, as he went down Leinster-street, the 
supply of spring water appeared to be very great, and capable of being 
utilized for all purposes to any extent. From the traces of ancient baths 
and wells, and from the modern pumps in the locality, he was led to 
believe that there was a perpetual supply of water, which was in qua- 
lity only inferior to that obtained in such abundance from Mr. Carton’s 
pump in Halston-street, close to which he believed was the original well 
of St. Patrick. 
Mr. Clibborn suggested that measures should be taken forthwith in 
this locality, as well as in all others throughout the city, where there is 
a similarly abundant supply of spring water, to put it within the reach 
of the poor, by means of pumps to which they should have access, with- 
out getting the leave of any one. 
MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1860. 
James HentHorn Tovp, D.D., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. W. R. Wize read a paper ‘‘ On the discovery of a Crannoge, called. 
Cloneymore, in the county of Cavan,” and, on the part of Mr. O’Brien, 
presented a number of antiquities found there. 
The thanks of the Academy were voted to Mr. O’Brien. 
Mr. E. Crrezorn read the second part of his paper on the Wells at- 
tributed to St. Patrick, &c. :— 
In continuation of his paper on the ancient wells in and near Dub- 
lin, attributed to St. Patrick, Mr. E. Clibborn explained that it appeared 
