226 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



by Mr. E. Keogh.^ It applies, however, only to the eastern 

 end: — 



" The general contour is undulating, rising in general slopes or 

 hills, the intermediate valleys in many instances being occupied by 

 small lakes. The geological formation consists of granite rock, of 

 which there is an unstinted supply. Approaching the island from 

 the direction of Carraroe boatslip, the visitor is struck -with the 

 appalling desolation of the scene. From the vs^ater's edge, across the 

 whole island, the space seems occupied by bare rocks, those on the 

 shore being washed white by the action of the sea. The peaty soil, 

 if ever deposited, has long since been washed away^ from the greater 

 part of the surface. A perfect maze of granite walls, bounding the 

 holdings and their innumerable sub-divisions, hides out all view of 

 vegetation or of land. There are no trees or shrubs on Garumna, and 

 were it not for the almost numberless cabins that dot the face of the 

 island, one could hardly believe the place inhabited, it appears so 

 utterly uninhabitable." 



III. — Anthropography. 



1. Methods. — No new methods or instruments were used, every- 

 thing being done exactly on the lines described in previous papers to 

 which the reader is referred. Each district worked possesses difficul- 

 ties of its own, but this one had none special to it, and the weather, 

 during my visit, was for the greater part of the time more favourable 

 to photography and open-air work than that experienced on some of 

 the other surveys. In doing work of this kind, note-books ruled and 

 headed for nigrescence tables (to be copied out from the cards as they 

 are filled, and save time and trouble both when noting and afterwards), 

 for indices, and for each subject to be investigated, are almost indis- 

 pensable. 



2. Physiccd Characters : — 



(a) The General Physical Characters of the people are as given 

 below, though some differences are said to exist between inhabitants 

 of the dilferent islands. On the whole, the people are well developed 

 and good-looking, but they seem to age early. 



^ Ifeiv Ireland Maffazme, vol. ix., p. 193. 

 2 Stripped oS for fuel, rather.— C. E. B. 



