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Mr. Mallet, and the analysis gave 92 - 38 per cent, silver, 7.21 per cent, copper 

 and -30 percent, gold. See Transactions B.I.A., vol. xxii, Pt. I, p. 319, no. 8. 

 67. A collection of silver ornaments strung on wire and consisting of 7 triple 

 silver beads, ornamented round the apertures, of 7 double beads, having one 

 of each ornamented as previous 7, and the other spherical, similar to the 12 

 composing no. 68 — of 24 beads single, each similar in size, etc., to those 

 forming the first 7 triple ones — of 33 ornamental links or drops of a sort of 

 chainwork, consisting each of 5 parts, so that all the different parts amount 

 in number to 71, or, reckoning the individual parts of the 3 links as one, to 

 202 in number; weight (including the wire) 20 oz. 10 dwts. 11 grs. They 

 were found with and as number 63. 68. Twelve spherical perforated silver 

 beads. Found with and as number 63 ; weight 7 dwts. 22 grs. 69. Five 

 portions of a silver fillet-like ornament. Found with and as number 63 ; 

 weight 1 oz. 16 dwts. 4 grs. 70. Eleven silver beads similar to the 24 de- 

 scribed under number 67. Found with and as number 63. (These have since 

 been strung upon the same wire as number 67.) 71. Silver bead formed of 

 two cones joined at their bases; weight 4 dwts. 19 grs. 72. A similar article ; 

 weight 4 dwts. 22 grs. 73. A hollow silver tube having at the larger end a 

 termination similar to some of the beads in number 67, and at the other a 

 row of small knobs ; at either end of the central shaft of the article one-third 

 of it is covered by a coil of wire plaited ; weight 7 dwts. 20 grs. 74. A 

 similar article to number 73; weight 10 dwts. 18 grs. (PI. XXVI, fig. 22). 

 75. Do., do. ; weight 10 dwts. 16 grs. 76. Ornamented silver bead or part 

 of a brooch (Dawson Collection, 145) ; weight 2 dwts. 22 grs. (Unidentified.) 

 77. Three silver beads different in shape and differently ornamented. 

 (Dawson Collection, 150.) This number probably should be attached to 71 

 and 72; weight, 11 dwts. 19 grs. 78. Five antique silver beads; all are in 

 shape like numbers 71 and 72, but ornamented. (Dawson Collection, 149.) 

 This number probably belongs to number 77 ; weight 5 dwts. 4 grs. 79. A 

 piece of silver which appears to be a portion of the ornamented head of a 

 large silver nail or rivet ; on part of the surface may be seen ornamental 

 punchbags ; weight 2 dwts. 4| grs. 80. Small plated spoon with corrugated 

 handle. Found at Trim, Co. Meath, with numbers 81 and 82, and presented 

 by the Dean of Clonmacnois. (Unidentified.) 81. Small silver spoon with 

 spirally twisted handle and hole at its end. (Unidentified.) 82. Small silver 

 spoon with round handle ornamented by slight punchings. (Unidentified.) 

 (There are no entries for the numbers 83-87.) 88. Silver spur ornamented, 

 and having large iron rowel ; weight 8 oz. 4 dwts. 20| grs., including iron 

 rowel. (The iron rowel at present fitted to this spur appears to be earlier 

 in date than the silver portion, and is probably not the original rowel.) 



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