72 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



believe they formed only a small portion of the coins discovered at that 

 place. 



In all, thirty-five fell under my notice of pennies of Edward I. or II. 



Twelve were coins of Edward I., nine being well struck with or- 

 dinary large lettering — six being of London, two of Canterbury, and 

 one of York ; whilst of those with smaller-made lettering were one of 

 Durham, and two of London. 



Of those inscribed " edwa" and referred to Edward II., nine were 

 of London mint, six Canterbury, two St. Edmund's, two of Durham 

 (one each being of Bishop Beak and of Bishop Kellowe's mints). 



Of coins inscribed " edwar" and " edward," were single specimens 

 of the mints of London and Canterbury. 



There was got, at the same time, a penny of John Balliol, in good 

 condition, and a broken penny of Alexander III. of Scotland. 



XV. — On the Identification of the Ancient Cemetery at Lough- 

 crew, Co. Meath ; and the Discovert of the Tojib of Ollamh 

 Fodhla. By Eugene Alfred Conwell, M. B. I. A., M. A. I., &c. ; 

 Inspector of Irish National Schools. 



[Read 12th February, 1872.] 



" That speechless past has begun to speak." — Paigraye. 



On Tuesday, the 9th of June, 1863, we paid our first accidental visit 

 to the Loughcrew Hills, popularly and, indeed, geographically known 

 as Sliabh-na-Caillighe ; and finding the various summits of the range 

 for two miles in extent studded with the remains of ancient earns, or 

 tombs, we were afterwards fortunate enough to interest the proprietor, 

 the late James Lenox William Naper, Esq., D. L., and his agent, 

 Charles William Hamilton, Esq., J. P., in the discovery we had made: 

 and through them we were enabled to make a systematic examination 

 of this great primeval cemetery, then nameless and unknown ; but 

 which, as we shall see presently, once had a name and history of no 

 mean repute. 



On the 23rd May and 14th November, 1864, and on 26th Febru- 

 ary, 1866, we had the honour of making communications to the Boyal 

 Irish Academy on the subject — an abstract account of the results of 

 which is printed in Volume IX., p. 355, &c. of the Proceedings B. I. A. 



During the month of July, 1867, we employed a first-rate pro- 

 fessional artist to draw, under our own eye and correction, all the 

 curious and remarkable devices on the numerous large stones forming 

 the interior chambers in these earns : and it has proved fortunate 

 that we did so at a period when most of these were clear and unmis- 

 takable, after being recently exposed ; for, at our latest visit to the 

 place, we found instances, from the effects of subsequent weathering, 

 where it would be now impossible to draw the original devices with 

 accuracy and fidelity. 



