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■Coimcil, and haTing been afterwards laid before the Academy, and 

 printed in tbe Minutes (page Ixxxvii), is in the^^hands of tbe lEembers. 



The printing of the three-text edition of the Pelire of (Engus, 

 with translation, by '^v. "Whitley Stokes, is almost completed, and 

 the issue of the volume may, it is hoped, be expected before long. 

 Considerable progress has also been made in the printing of the edition 

 of the Tain-bo- Cuailnge, by Dr. William K. Sullivan. The Academy 

 las been able to undertake these publications in consequence of the 

 additional aid, to the extent of £200 per annum, voted by Parliament 

 during the last two years, for the publication of materials prepared 

 under the previous grant of the same amount enjoyed since 1868. 



A sum of £481 has been included in the Parliamentary esti- 

 mates of 1876-7, as the first portion of the special grant for the publi- 

 cation of the Annals of TJlster, a work which, it will be remembered, was 

 undertaken by the Academy at the instance of the Irish Government. 

 It has been arranged that they shall be printed in the Irish character, 

 and in a size uniform with that of the series of historical works 

 published under the direction of the ^Slaster of the Ptolls in England. 

 The Council are happy to add that the Teiy Ptev. Dr. Peeves has 

 undertaken the task of editing the Annals for the Academy, 



A portion of the fii'st fasciculus of photographs fi'om casts of 

 Ogham inscriptions, is in the hands of the autotype printers. It is 

 intended to include in this issue the several texts in the Academy's 

 Lapidary lluseum. 



The Academy has already given its sanction to the following 

 grants, from the fund placed at its disposal by Parliament for aiding 

 Scientific research by providing suitable instmments and materials : — 



£3 15s. 4d. to ITr. Burton in aid of his Pesearches into the Aurora , 

 :and Zodiacal Lights ; 



£20 to Professor "W. King for further Pesearches into the Jointing 

 'of Eocks ; and 



£25 to Dr. Carte and ]Mr. lloss for the purpose of investigating the 

 recent Excavations in the Bog of BaUybetagh, and reporting on 

 such Animal Eemains as may be found therein. 



And the Academy will be asked at the Stated ileeting to give its 

 assent to the following further grants fi'om the same fund : — 



£35 to the Rev. Eugene O'^Jtleara for fui'ther investigations as to 

 the Distribution of Irish Diatomacero. 



