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III. 



THE ETHNOGRAPHY OE CLARE ISLAND AND INISH- 

 TURK, CO. MAYO. Br CHARLES R. BROWNE, M.D. 



[Eead June 28, 1897.] 



CONTENTS. 



I. — Introduction, 

 II. — Physiography, . 

 III. — Anthropography : — 



1. Methods, 



2. Physical Characters, 



(a) General characters, 



(b) Statistics of Hair and 



Eye Colours, . 



(c) Physical Proportions, 



(d) Detailed List of Mea- 



surements, 



3. Vital Statistics (General 

 and Economic) : — 



(a) Population, 



(b) Acreage and Rental, 



(c) Language and Educa- 



tion, 



(d) Health, , 



(e) Longevity, 



VGE 



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III. 



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 — Anthropography — continued. 



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4. Psychology, . 



5. Folk-names, . 



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IV. 



— Sociology: — 





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 42 





1. Occupations, . 



2. Family-life and Customs 



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3. Food, . 



62 



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V. 



4. Clothing, 



5. Dwellings, 



6. Transport, 



— FoLK-LORE : — 



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1 . Customs and Beliefs, 



2. Leechcraft and Charms, 



63 

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3. Legends and Traditions 



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VI. 



— Archeology : — 





55 





1. Survivals, 



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VII. 



2. Antiquities, . 

 — History, . 



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VIII. 



— Concluding Remarks, 



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IX. 



— Bibliography, . 



72 



I. — Introduction'. 



The fifth of the local ethnographic surveys, which are carried out 

 annually as a part of the work of the Anthropological Laboratory of 

 Trinity College, was made by me last autumn, the localities chosen 

 being the two islands at the mouth of Clew Bay, Clare Island, and 

 Inishturk, 



These were selected as the field of operations for several reasons, 

 as one of the strongholds of the ancient clan O'Malley, and one of its 

 centres of influence, still inhabited by descendants of that clan ; and 

 as the population differed in origin both from that of Erris proper, and 



