304 Royal Irish Academy. 



The following Scientific Grants recommended by the Council wore 

 confirmed : — 



£10 to Mr. W. J. Knowles, to investigate the Flint Implements of 

 the I^orth-east of Ireland. 



£60 to Professor D. J, Cunningham, for a Report on the Anatomy 

 of the Chimpanzee. 



The following Eosolution was moved by Dr. "W. Frazer, seconded 

 by Dr. E. S. Ball, and carried : — 



'' That it be recommended to the Council to take steps for having 

 the following Irish Abbeys, amongst others, placed under the charge 

 of the Board of Works : Kilmallock, Mainster (Charleville) ; Clare 

 (Galway) ; Strade (Mayo) ; Sligo, Boyle, Morrisk (Mayo) ; Ballin- 

 skelligs, Fore, Kells, Dunbrody, Athcnry, Ennis." 



Monday, 30th Novembee, 1885. 



(Stated Meeting.) 



SiE Samuel Ferguson, q.c., ll.d., President, in the Chair. 



The following Donations to the Museum were announced, and 

 thanks were voted to the Donors : — 



Two earthen urns and a bronze pin, found in stone fort Kenock 

 Eahenagh, Aran Island. Presented by the Board of Works. 



Fragment of sculptured stone, found in broken urn at Glascarrig, 

 near Old Abbey, county "Wexford. Presented by the Eev. John Fur- 

 long, p.p., Ballygarrett, Clonevin, Gorey. 



Two bronze triangular plates, a brass ornament, some old coins, 

 and an iron arrow-head, found in Athassel Abbey, county Tipperary, 

 Presented by the Board of Works. 



A wooden bow, found twelve feet deep in the bog of Enniskeen. 

 Presented by the Eev. Hugh Gelston, m.a., Enniskeen Eectory, 

 Kingscourt, county Cavan. 



Two small gold pins, found on south side of Mellifont Abbey. 

 Presented by the Board of Works. 



Three bronze axe-heads, found in Carrow-Leekeen, county Mayo. 

 Presented by the Eev. Peter J. M'Philpin, of Castlebar. 



