238 Royal Irish Academy. 



Monday, Juke 22, 1896. 

 Eight Hon. The Eael of Eosse, k.p., f.e.s., President, in the Chair. 



The President announced that he had, on behalf of the Academy, 

 attended at the celebration of the Jubilee of Lord Kelvin's Professor- 

 ship of the Chair of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow. 



Eev. John Hammond, d.d., was elected a Member of the Academy. 



Eev. W. S. Green, m.a., gave a short account of the expedition to 

 Eockall — made during the present month. 



Professor J. P. O'Eeilly, c.e., read a Paper on "The Orientation 

 of Three Cromleachs in the vicinity of the city of Dublin." 



Dr. J. T. Gilbert read " Notes on Irish Bibliography : notices on 

 Books by Irish writers, or in connexion with Ireland, printed before 

 A.D. 1600." 



Dr. W. Frazer read a " Note on some Eoundells of the time of 

 Elizabeth, lent for exhibition by Sir Frederick Shaw, Bart." 



Donations to the Library and Museum were announced, and thanks 

 were voted to the Donors. 



Visitors having withdrawn, 



Count Plunkett moved the following, of which he had given 

 notice : — 



" That, inasmuch as it is inexpedient that the Academy should 

 commit itself to certain expressions of opinion contained in pages 3 

 and 4 of the Preface to the Yellow Book of Lecan, Dr. Atkinson be 

 requested to cancel these passages." 



This was seconded by Dr. Douglas Hyde, 



The following Amendment was moved by Dr. E. P. "Wright, and 

 seconded by Dr. P. W. Joyce : — 



" That the following be printed and affixed to each copy of the 

 Yellow Book of Lecan : — 



" 'The Academy desire it to be understood that they are not 

 answerable for any opinion, representation of facts, or train of reason- 

 ing that may appear in any of the Academy's publications.' " 



The Amendment was carried, and subsequently put and carried a» 

 a substantive Eesolution. 



