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tion of October 25, 1873, requesting Dr. Sullivan ' to proceed with the 

 work,' be regarded as having now fallen through." 



As the Committee were, however, naturally anxious that the work 

 undertaken should not be left unfinished, they further Eesolved — 



" That as it appears from the letter of Dr. Sullivan that he declines 

 any further responsibility in the matter of the Tain Bo Cuailnge ; 

 and that further, he regards Prof. O'Looney as the ' author ' of the 

 publication in question, a letter be addressed to Prof. O'Looney re- 

 questing him to be good enough to inform this Committee whether he 

 will undertake to carry on the priuting of the work under the super- 

 vision of the Committee." 



To this Eesolution Prof. O'Looney replied that he was " prepared 

 to proceed vsdth the Tain on receiving particulars of the course which 

 may be considered most satisfactory for carrying through the under- 

 taking." 



Prof. O'Looney having signified his assent to the proposal of the 

 Committee on certain conditions, the Committee naturally desired to 

 see what had been done, because as they had never had any opportunity 

 of seeing a page of the work, they could not possibly lay down any course 

 to be pursued with reference to the manner of its execution in the 

 future. 



They accordingly desired the printers, Messrs. Browne & j^olan, to 

 furnish their account for the portion of the work printed off up to 

 ■date, together with a clean copy of the work so far as printed, to be 

 laid before this Committee at their next Meeting ; and further, pend- 

 ing the settlement of the necessary arrangements, the Committee 

 informed the printers that "the printing of the work was not to pro- 

 ceed further without an order from this Committee." 



At the same Meeting they also passed a Ptesolution — " That a letter 

 be written to Prof. O'Looney, annexing a copy of the above Eesolution, 

 and infoi-ming him that when the sheets, so far as at present printed, 

 shall be before them, the Committee will be prepared to give him par- 

 ticulars of the course which, in their opinion, may be most suitable 

 for carrying through the undertaking ; and that it will be their desire 

 to ascribe to Prof. O'Looney all the credit which they have learned is 

 due to him in the preparation of the work, and to give him every 

 facility in their power for completing it in a manner agreeable to him- 

 self and satisfactory to the Academy." 



