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Monday, Apeil 8, 1895. 



De. J. K. Ingeam, S.F.T.C.D., President, in tlie Chair. 



Mr. Charles J. Joly, m.a., p.t.c.d., signed the EoU, and was 

 admitted a Member of the Academy. 



Eamsay CoUes and Hubert Thomas Knox were elected Members of 

 the Academy. 



Professor J. P. O'Eeilly read a Paper " On the Orientation of 

 certain Dolmens recently discovered in Catalonia." 



Dr. E. P. Scharff read for the Pauna and Plora Committee of the 

 Academy — Eeport I. — " On the Eotifera of County Mayo," by John 



Hood, F.E.M.S. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and thanks were voted 

 to the Donors. 



Eead the following letters from recently elected Honorary 

 Members : — 



* ' ElDGEWAT, 

 " KiMBOLTON-EOAD, BeDPOED, 



"March 2m, 1895. 

 "Deae Sie, 



" I have to thank you for your letter of the 22nd, informing 

 me of my election as an Honorary Member of the Eoyal Irish 

 Academy. I shall be much obliged to you to convey to the Members, 

 on the first opportunity, my warm appreciation of the honour con- 

 ferred on me. 



"Believe me, 



" Yours faithfully, 



" Samuel E. Gaedinee." 



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