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'twas written in a strange language." This is strong evidence of the 

 existence of some snch book thirty years ago, and that it was in the 

 possession of the before-mentioned Robert Knaggs. I make no hesita- 

 tion in stating that it is still in the keeping of that gentleman, who is 

 still alive, and resides near Melbourne, Australia, where, in conjunction 

 with his son, James, he is extensively engaged in sheep farming, and 

 whither he emigrated with his family in the year 1852. 



I have made inquiries from upwards of twenty persons who reside 

 in and around Ballyfin, some of whom have done duty as yeomen pre- 

 vious to, during, and after the year 1798, under Lord Maryborough. 

 They one and all say that the book was in the possession of the Rev. 

 Mr. Griffith, and afterwards in the possession of Robert Knaggs, his 

 son-in-law and executor. 



It maybe supposed that the son of Lord Maryboro', named William 

 Pole Wellesley Pole Long, disposed of the book ; but, from all inquiries 

 which I have made respecting it, such has not been the case, as it was 

 Lord Maryborough in person who executed a deed of sale, to the late Sir 

 Charles Coote, of Ballyfin House and demesne, and also handed over to 

 him, at a private valuation, all goods and chattels appertaining thereto. 

 Indeed, one old gentleman has stated to me that the book passed into 

 the late Sir Charles Coote' s hands on that occasion. There is an iron 

 safe at Ballyfin House, said to contain old manuscripts. I believe 

 that it contains the originals of the "Coote Survey," together with 

 other and older documents. Could the " Book of Clonenagh" be 

 among them ? At all events, unless presented to the Rev. Mr. 

 Griffith, as above suggested, the book, if ever at Ballyfin, was not sold 

 away from it, as there was not, during the time of Lord Maryborough 

 or in that of his son, any public auction or sale whatever holden at 

 Ballyfin. 



My chief reason for laying this note before the Academy is, that 

 the party herein named may be corresponded with ; for I believe that 

 the manuscript, in which is said to be recorded so much appertaining 

 to Irish history, although now missing, is not lost. 



YI. — Observations on some Sepulchral Urns and Burial Monuments 

 in the County Tyrone, with Remarks on the trite Site oe the 

 Battle of Knockavoe. By George Sigerson, M. D., Ch. M., &c. — 

 (Plate II.) 



[Read April 11, 1870.] 



The mountain valley of Glenmornan, within whose borders the objects 

 to be described were discovered, is situated in the parish of Leck- 

 patrick, and barony of Lower Strabane. The River Poyle runs almost 

 directly northwards to' Deny, from Strabane, a course of about fourteen 

 miles English. Some two miles and a-half to the north of Strabane, a 

 mountain stream falls into it from the right ; and tracing this in an 

 eastern direction to its source among the mountains, we pass through 



