Cunningham & Browne — Human Remains, Lismore. 557 



being of the pilaster type so rare in modem specimens, and the 

 grinding away of the crowns of the teeth, a character commonly 

 found in ancient Irish teeth. 



The preservation of the brain-matter by the action of peat is not 

 unprecedented, as there are several instances on record in which brain- 

 matter has been so preserved in crania. 



Measurements of Crcmium, 



Sex, 



. 





. F. 





Age, 





. Adult. 



Glabello-occipital length. 







. 177 



Ophryo-occipital length, 









. 175 



Maximum breadth. 









. 143 



Minimum frontal breadth. 









. 90 



Bi-stephanic breadth, . 









113 



Bi-asteric breadth, 









. 116 



Basio-bregmatic height, 









129 



Frontal longitudinal arc, 









118 



Parietal longitudinal arc. 









120 



Occipital longitudinal arc. 









118 



Ifasio-opisthial are. 









356 



Foramen magnum length. 









32 



Basio-nasial length, 









97 



Total sagittal circumference 









485 



Auriculo-nasial radius, 









91 



Aurieulo-bregmatic radius. 









116 



Auriculo-bregmatic arc, 









305 



Horizontal circumference, 









507 



Cubic capacity. 









1295 



Facial 





Nasio-alveolar length, 



. 62 



Bi-zygomatic breadth, 









126 



Bi-dacryc breadth. 









24 



Basio-alveolar length, 









93 



Auriculo-alveolar length, 









95 



Bi-malar breadth, 









113 



Nasal length, 









48 



Nasal breadth. 









28 



Orbital breadth, . 









40 



Orbital height, . 









31 



Palato-maxillary length, 









53 



Palato-maxillary breadth, . 









59 



