Section C. — Archaeology, Linguistic, and Literature- — 



1. — On the Discovery of an Ancient Grave, near Ardralian, County 



Galway. By J. Maeets Robeets, B.A.I. (Dublin). 

 2.— The Irish Guards, 1661-1798. By C. Litton Falkinee, M.A. 

 3. — Scarabs in the Dublin Museum. By Miss M. A. Mueuay, F.S.A. 



Scot. 

 4. — ^Notes on an Unpublished MS. Inquisition (a.d. 1258), relating to 



the Dublin City "Watercourse. From the Muniments of the Earl 



of Meath. By Heijiiy F. Beeet, M.A. 

 5. — An Arabic Inscription from Rhodesia. By Staklet Lane-Pooie, 



M.A., LiTT.D. (Plate I.) 

 6. — Some further Notes on Ancient Horizontal "Water-MiUs, Native 



and Foreign. By Joseph P. O'Reillt, C.E. (Plates II., III., 



and lY.) 

 7. — The Cists, Dolmens, and Pillars, in the Eastern Half of the County 



of Clare ( Baronies of Bunratty). By Thomas Johnson Westeopp, 



M.A. (Plates V. and VI.) 

 8. — The Cists, Dolmens, and Pillars, in the Eastern Half of the County 



of Clare (Baronies of TuUa). By Thomas Johnson Westeopp, 



M.A. (Plates VII. and VIII). 

 9. — Some Illustrations of the Commercial History of Dublin in the 



Eighteenth Century. By C. Litton Falkinee, M.A. (Plates 



ix.-xn.) 



10. — The Itinerary of Patrick in Connaught, according to Tirechan. By 

 J. B. BuET, M.A., LL.D., Litt.D., Regius Professor of Modern 

 History in the University of Cambridge. 



11. — The Counties of Ireland: An Historical Sketch of their Origin, Con- 

 stitution, and Gradual Delimitation. By C. Litton Fale:ineb, 

 M.A. 



12. — ^Notes on the Orientations and certain Architectural Details of the 

 Old Churches of Dalkey Town and Dalkey Island. By Joseph 

 P. O'Reilly, C.E. (Plates XIII.-XVII.) 



CONTENTS 

 SECTION B. PART 4 



PAOB 



7. — Abstract of a Physiological Hypothesis to explain the "Winter "Whiten- 

 ing of Mammals and Birds inhabiting Snowy Countries, and the 

 more striking points in the Distribution of "White in Vertebrates 

 generally. By Captain G. E. H. Baeeeit-Hamilton, B.A,, F.Z.S., 



M.R.I.A., , . . 303 



8. — ^An Addition to the List of British Boreal Mammals. By Captain 



G. E. H. Baeketi -Hamilton, B.A., F.Z.S., M.R.LA., . . .315 

 9. — On the Relationships between the Classes of the Arthropoda. By 

 Geoege H. Caepentee, B.Sc. Lond., M.R.LA., of the Science 



and Art Museum, Dublin. (Plate VI.), 320 



10. — The Intrusive Gneiss of TirerrUl and Drumahair. By Grenvii,le 

 A. J. Cole, M.R.I. A., F.G.S., Professor of Geology in the Royal 



College of Science for Ireland, 361 



11. — Report on the Ox Mountain Rocks and their probable Continuation 

 from Galway and Mayo into Donegal, Tyrone, and Londonderry. 



By Alex. M'Hekey, M.R.LA., 371 



12. — The Synthesis of Gljcosides : Some Derivatives of Arabinose. By 

 Hugh Ryan, M.A., D.Sc, F.R.U.I., and Geokge Ebeill, B.A., 

 Catholic University School of Medicine, Dublin, .... 379 



Dublin : Printed at the University Press, by PONSONBY & GIBBS, 

 Printers to the Academy. 



