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The first we examined forms a small recess, about ten yards from 

 the " Market Cross," and to the left of the approach to it. "We had, 

 in fact, made this visit specially to make a survey, in order to de- 

 termine where fresh explorations might be best made, feeling confident 

 that the deposit described by Dr. Toot was but one of many in this 

 Cave ; and anything like a silt bed, or old opening, received onr priacipal 

 attention. This recess (fig. 4) was liidden beneath and behind large 

 blocks of limestone, but well repaid our search, for a large deposit of 

 bones was found; and nothing, I am convinced, but proper light, tools 

 and labour, was requisite to enable an important find to be made. The 

 sloping bed was encrusted with stalagmite ; beneath, and encrusted in 

 which are numbers of bones, not only human, but also those of the 

 lower animals ; all, however, recent. Some of those are encrusted 

 thickly with stalagmite, or form a bone breccia. They have been 

 identified as bones of sheep (or possibly goat) and pig, as well as 

 human ; the latter chiefiy those of very young children. In fact, we 

 hardly obtained a single bone approaching maturity in this part of the 

 Cave. We also obtained teeth of sheep or goats, probably the former. 

 The dip of the silt bed is here towards the north ; just the reverse of 

 that in the Rabbit Burrow. 



A little nearer the Market Cross we come to another mass of silt, 

 &c., dipping steeply to the north-east. It ajjpears to be very thick. 

 The hollow at the base of this contains quantities of bones, both 

 human and others. We have obtained the lower part of a femur, and 

 also a cervical vertebra of a small bovine animal, probably a calf, 

 together with parts of the human skull, and other bones. Digging 

 into the higher part of the bank of silt, we came to a layer of fijie 

 mud, or clay, containing fragments of bones, better preserved than 

 those found under precisely similar conditions in the Rabbit Burrow, 

 and admitting of no doubt whatever as to their character. As they 

 are fragmentary, and much decayed, it would be useless to make out 

 their species. 



The bones we got from here have been determined as follows. For 

 assistance in the identification I am much indebted to my friend and 

 colleague, Mr. W. H. Baily, F. G. S. & L. S., &c.. Palaeontologist to the 

 Irish Geological Survey. I have also pleasure in acknowledging the 

 kindness of Dr. John Barker, F. R. C. S. I., &c., who allowed us to 

 make use of the valuable osteological collection in the Museum of the 

 Royal College of Surgeons, and also gave us his time and assistance in 

 comparing the specimens. My thanks are also due to Professors 

 Macalister and A. Leith Adams, who confirmed our identification. 



