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Minutes of Proceedings. 287 



The following letter from Sir Robert Hamilton was read : — 



"Dublin Castle, 



December 4, 1884. 



" SiE, — I am directed by the Lord Lieutenant to acknowledge the 



receipt of your letter of the 1st instant, enclosing copy of a resolution 



passed by the Royal Irish Academy at the General Meeting on the 



29th ult., with reference to the purchase of the Reliquary known as 



the Shrine of St. Lachteen, and I am to express His Excellency's 



gratification that this valuable work of Irish Art has been secured 



for the nation, and is now exhibited among national objects of Art in 



DubUn. 



" I am, Sir, 



*' Your obedient servant, 

 (Signed), '* R. G. C. Hamilton. 



"Ed. Peeceval "Weight, Esq., m.d., 



" Secretary of the Royal Irish Academy, 

 " DuUinr 



R. I. A. MINUTES, SESSION 1383-4, L'^^J 



