CoFFKY AND Akmstuono — Scandinavian Objects. Ill 



Onu iiiuio swuid is hilicUcd uh liaving been foiiiul at Kiliiiaiiiliaiu and 

 puichascd from Mr. Thomson ; it is nnmljcred AVk. 14 ; and llie total length 

 is 29 inches, and length of blade 23f inches. 



The next lot consists of six swords, one of which is labelled by 

 Mr. Wakeman as having been found in Kilmainham Cemetery, and the 

 others as found at or near Kilmainham. Tliey are numbered as follows : — 



Wk. 13. W. 78. Double-edged (broken into two parts). Total length, 



30^ inches. Length of blade, 25 inches. 

 Wk. 11. Double-edged. Total length, 33|- inches. Length of blade, 



28f inches. 

 Wk. 3. Double-edged. Total length, 38| inches. 

 Wk. 33. Double-edged. Total length, 35|- inches. 

 Wk. 1. Single-edged. Total length, 35| inches. Length of blade, 29^ 



inches. 

 Wk. 12. Single-edged. Total length, 28-|- inches. Length of blade, 23 



inches. 



There are also the upper portion of a sword-pommel (Wk. 41. P. 943), 

 the quillon of a sword (Wk. 44), and part of the handle of a sword (Wk. 

 42), all labelled as found in the neighbourhood of Kilmainham. 



Finally, we come to six swords labelled by Mr. Wakeman as having 

 been found probably at Kilmainham : they are numbered : — 



Wk. 34. Double-edged (broken into two parts). Total length, 391 



inches. Length of blade, d'6\ inches. 

 Wk. 35. Double-edged. Total length, 35f inches. Length of blade, 



29 inches. 

 Wk. 36. Single-edged. Total length, 33i inches. Length of blade, 27 



inches. 

 Wk. 37. Double-edged. Total length, 35^ inches. Length of blade, 



28f inches. 

 Wk. 38. Doubled-edged. Total length, o'2\ inches. Length of blade, 



265 inches. 

 Wk. 39. Double-edged. Total length, 2I5 inches. Length of blade, 16 



inches. 



There is also a portion of sword-pommel (Wk. 40) which is labelled by 

 Mr. Wakeman as having been found with a human skeleton (feet towards 

 the east) in a grave near the Litfey, probably at or near Kilmainham. 



We have then twenty-eight complete swords and scN'cral portions of 

 swords found in the Island-bridge, ami Kilmainiuim district. Of these six 

 are single-edged ; and of the rcuKiiniug twenty-two double-edged swords, 

 several are broken, ami three are bent. This must have lieen done at 



