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Monday, June 28, 1886. 

 Peofessou J. P. O'Eeilly, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Professor Robert Crawford, ir.A., ir.E., and Mr. Henry Thomas 

 O'Reilly, f.e.c.s.i., signed the Roll, and were admitted Members of 

 the Academy. 



Rev. Edmond Rariy, p.p., Robert S. Longworth -Dames, Hugh H. 

 Johnson, and John Lentaigne, e.e.c.s.i., were elected Members of the 

 Academy. 



The Secretary read a Paper, by Miss Margaret Stokes, hon. m.r.i.a., 

 "On an Inquiry into the probable Date of the Tara Brooch and the 

 Chalice found near Ardagh." 



Rev. Denis Murphy, s.j., read a Paper "On an Ancient MS. Life 

 of St. Caillin of Fenagh, and his Shrine." 



The Secretary read a Paper, by Lieutenant- Colonel TV. G-. Wood- 

 Martin, "Description of a Crannog Site in Co. Meath." 



The Secretary read a Paper, by the Rev. Edmond Barry, " On an 

 Ogham Monument at Rathcobane, in the County of Cork." 



The Secretary read a Paper, by Messrs. Taylor and Roebuck, " On 

 -some Authenticated Material towards a Land and Freshwater Mollus- 

 can Fauna of Ireland." 



Professor Henry Hennessy, f.k.s., read a Paper " On the Distri- 

 bution of Heat over Great Britain and Ireland." 



The following alterations in the By-laws 1 and 2, Chapter IX., 

 on the recommendation of the Council, were adopted by the Academy : — 



In Chapter IX., 1, by adding the words " at Four o'clock, p.m." 



In Chapter IX., 2, by substituting the words "Four o'clock, p.m.," 

 for " Eight o'clock, p.m." 



The following Grants, recommended by Council, were confirmed : — 



£15 to Mr. Henry C. Hart, towards the continuance of the 

 Botanical Exploration of Southern and Central Donegal. 



£40 to a Committee, consisting of Professor Haddon, Rev. TV. S. 

 Green, Joseph Wright, and Dr. E. P. Wright, for a further Report on 

 the Dredging in Deep Water of the South-west Coast of Ireland. 



Donations to the Library were announced, and the thanks of the 

 Academy were voted to the Donors. 



