Plunkett — On the Exploration of the Knochrinny Cave. 333 



9 feet from the entrance, of a large cinerary urn, in the position here 

 indicated : — 



Fig. 5. — Knocknirmy Gave, with Cinerary Urn. 



One of the men working here struck a large stone with the pick ; 

 after it was removed, and clearing away the clay where it rested, the 

 large cinerary urn was discovered, and unfortunately fractured. It 

 (fig. 5) was inverted on a flag, and covered hurnt human remains. 

 The urn was packed in the recess in the rock with dry mould, and 

 protected on the side next the cave with the large flag, which measured 

 2 feet 4 inches long, and 20 inches broad. 



The bones found in the urn must have been subjected toTpowerful 

 heat, as their contorted appearance indicated. From a Report made 

 by Professors Haughton and Macalister it appears that the remains of 

 two individuals were in the urn, one a well-marked male, the other 

 smaller, probably a female. See Pro. P.I. A., 2nd Ser., II., 481-2, 

 with Figures 10 and 11, p. 483. 



Near this niche were found fragments of a much smaller vessel, 

 but with no traces of human remains in connexion with it. See an 

 engraving of a fragment of it at p. 473 of Vol. II., 2nd Ser. 



