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the press the Tain Bo Cualnge gave no hopes of its being finished 

 within any reasonable time, and as they found it impossible to in- 

 fluence the rate at which its preparation was proceeding — tho work 

 being practically in the same condition as it was some year=5 ago — 

 they have felt bound to order its discontinuance. This, however, is 

 now of the less consequence, as the original tale itself will be placed 

 in the hands of scholars almost immediately, in the fac-simile of the 

 Booh of Leinster. 



Of this last work, the whole of the transcription was finished by 

 ITr. O'Longan; all the introductory matter is completed, comprising an 

 analysis of the contents, and suitable indices, so that its immediate 

 publication may be expected. 



The Booh of Bally mote, the next of the great IISS. proposed to be 

 published in fac-simile, was just begun when the death of the 

 transcriber suspended the work : pages 1-16 are printed off, and 

 pages 17-29 are on the stone. 



In the case of the Annals of Ulster, the Council are glad to report 

 that the preparation of that work for the press is now in a forward 

 state, and the editor, the Yery Eev. Dean Eeeves, has announced his 

 expectation that "the printing of the work will commence in the 

 course of the present month." 



The Felire of Oengus is also progressing favourably, and though 

 the anticipations of the Council as to its publication during the 

 present session have not been fulfilled, the work has yet advanced so 

 far, that its publication cannot now be long delayed. The body of 

 the work itself is printed off, and the whole of the Glossarial Index is 

 also in type : there now remains, to complete the work, only the 

 Introduction, the whole of which is in the printer's hands. 



In the internal arrangements of the Academy House some im- 

 portant improvements have been introduced, under the directions of 

 the proper authorities. 



The glazed desk-cases alluded to in the last year's Report have 

 been completed, and are now set up in the Gold Eoom of the Museum. 

 With the adjacent horizontal window-cases, they afford the space so 

 long needed, for the exhibition of numerous gold objects hitherto too 

 crowded to admit of satisfactory inspection. 



Considerable repairs have been effected, in addition, in various 



