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the covering stone, but is short of it in height by from 2 to 4 inches. 

 (See figs. 1 and 2.) 



"When *the stones at the west side were uncovered, it was found 

 possible to see into the southern chamber, where the stone closing 



that end of the chamber did not 

 fit closely against the dividing 

 stone of the cist. This chamber 

 was apparently empty. Colonel 

 Coddington then caused the 

 corner of the corresponding stone 

 of the northern chamber to be 

 broken off, and, on looking into 

 that chamber an urn was seen 

 resting partly on its side in the eastern corner of the chamber. The urn 

 was taken out on a spade, without damage. The floors of both chambers 

 were covered to a depth of a. few inches with loose gravelly earth, 

 and with the exception of the urn the second chamber appeared 

 to be also empty. On taking out, however, a spadeful of the earth 

 from the floors of each of the chambers, the earth was found in both 

 cases to be mixed with particles of decomposed bone. 



At Colonel Coddington' s invitation I examined these interesting 

 remains in March last. The urn is a remarkably fine example of the 



Fig. 3. 



class of urns frequently found in cists with unburnt interments through- 

 out Ireland. It measures three and three-quarter inches in height, 

 the diameter at the mouth is four and a-half inches, that at the base 

 three and a-half inches, while the greatest diameter is six inches : 



