Plunkett — Cist and Urns found at Tallaght. 



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four feet towards the north-west, they had come upon two earthen 

 vessels, which were not enclosed hy stones. "When struck they broke 

 up, and the sand fell in upon them ; but the men picked out the frag- 

 ments, which, as above mentioned, were brought to the Museum. 

 On examination three small fragments of a third vessel of smaller size 

 (of the bowl-shaped food-vessel class) were found amongst the frag- 

 ments of the larger urns. No bones appear to have been found with 



them. One of the larger of the vessels last mentioned has been 

 restored, fig. 1. It measures : Height, 14 inches ; diameter of 

 mouth, 13 to 14 inches; diameter of base, 4 J in. It is quite plain, 

 except for numerous finger impressions, especially at the foot, showing 

 the manner in which it was shaped with the tips of the fingers (see 

 Plate XIV., No. 2, in which a portion of the urn is shown, full size). 

 The fragments of the other vessels were too incomplete to allow of 



