100 Royal Irish Academy. 



"It is proposed to publish as a Memorial Yolume, commemorative 

 of Dr. Todd, for presentation to the chief Public Libraries of Europe 

 and America, a photographic reproduction of Lebliar mor Lecain — The 

 Great Book of Lecan — a large and unique Irish Manuscript, transcribed 

 from old materials in the fifteenth century, and now preserved in the 

 Library of the Eoyal Irish Academy. The Great Booh of Lecan con- 

 sists of about 650 folio pages, in double columns, and is the most im- 

 portant unpublished Irish Manuscript of its class in Ireland. To 

 place its contents beyond the risk of destruction, and to render them 

 accessible to the learned world, would be one of the greatest boons 

 possible to confer on students of the branches of knowledge to which 

 Dr. Todd devoted so much of his attention. Such a publication would 

 unquestionably give a great impetus to scientific and accurate Celtology. 



" It is calculated that the sum already subscribed, with the amounts 

 likely to accrue from further Subscriptions for copies of so valuable a 

 publication, would probably defray the cost of the work — inclusive of 

 a history of the Manuscript, description of its contents, analytical 

 tables, indices, &c., on the plan of the volumes published under my 

 direction by the Eoyal Irish Academy. 



'' It is intended that each subscriber of £5 shall receive a copy of the 

 work, and that those who have subscribed less than £5 may obtain 

 copies by increasing their contributions to that amount. Should they 

 not desire to do so, they will receive copies of the printed description 

 of the Manuscript, without the photographic portion. Each sub- 

 scriber of £10 and upwards to receive a special copy of the complete 

 work on extra-sized paper. 



' ' The adoption of the course here indicated for the Memorial has 



received the warm approval of the friends of Dr. Todd, whose names 



and Subscriptions are noted on the other side ; and should you desire 



to co-operate, I beg that you will return the enclosed form, with your 



signature, to 



"Tour obedient Servant, 



"JoHX T. Gheeet, 



'^Treasurer, Todd Memorial. 

 "J. K. Ingram, Esq." 



