Coffey AMJ Aumstki'SG- Scuudiitiu'ian Object!'. 100 



luiinbeieil 2356, 7, S, ;iiul 9, and also 2360 and — GI, in the New 



Kegistiy." 



The identification of the swords has been rendered somewhat difficult, as 

 in the New Ecgister, 1866, the numbering of the swords and sword-hilt are 

 somewhat different from that mentioned in the paper. The numbers run 2356, 

 2:557, 2-io8, 2359, and 2391. No. ^360 is a spear-head, and 2361 a shield-boss. 



Mr. AVakeman, while working in tlie Museum, labelled seven swords as 

 having been found at Island-bridge. Of these seven only one (No. K. 2356 

 and Wk. 20) has a registered number attached to it; but three others iiave 

 been identified by measurement with the numbers 2357, 2359, and 2391, in 

 the Eegister. No. 2358 is stated in the Kegister as being 33 inches long. 

 Wk. No. 15, which is 31 J inches long, agrees in all Llie other measurements 

 and description with No. 2358, and seems to be the sword which has lost a 

 little of its length. 



These seven swords are numbered : — 



1. E. 2356. Wk. 20. Single-edged. Total length, 35|- inches. Length 



of blade, 30 inches. 



2. E. 2357. Wk. 16. Double-edged. Total length, 36 inches. Length 



of blade, 29i- inches. 



3. E. 2358. Wk. 15. Double-edged. Total length, 31i inches. Length 



of blade, 24|- inches. 



4. E. 2359. Wk. 23. Single-edged. Total length, 33i inches. Length 



of blade, 27-| inches. 



5. E. 2391. Wk. 21. Double-edged (broken into three parts). Total 



length, 38^ inches. Length of blade, 31^ inches. 



Wk. 17. Double-edged (bent and broken in two parts, 

 pommel and point missing). Total length, 30 inches. Length of 

 blade, 25^ inches. 



Wk. 22. Double-edged. Total length, 35J inches. Length 

 of blade, 30|- inches. 

 It would therefore appear that seven swords were found in the neigh- 

 boui'hood of Island-bridge ; but that only five had come iii at the time of the 

 publication of the paper. In addition to these there is the decorated sword- 

 hilt No. 2361 described and figured by Sir W. Wilde, and an ii'ou sword- 

 handle mentioned in the Eegister No. 2390, wiiich has not yet been 

 identified. 



Previous to the swords found at Island-bridge there is a sword entered 

 in the Eegister in 1860, and described as having been found with other objects 

 at Kilmainham, and presented by Mr. William Young. 



There is a reference to the Minutes of the Academy, vol. iv., p. 152. The 



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