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fragments could be found. One lower jaw and a portion of another 

 lower jaw only have been preserved. 



The animal bones and shells preserved by Mr. Plunkett have been 

 submitted to Dr. Scharff. He has identified the following : — Irish 

 hare (portion of pelvis, two vertebrae, one femur, and several incom- 

 plete bones) ; goat (horn cores) ; piece of ulna of a large bird, species 



Fig. 5. — Urn : height, 9"5 cm. ; diam. at mouth, ll'25cm. ; 

 at base 6-25 cm. 



not determined ; shells, Pecten maxinius (fragment), Pectunculus glyci- 

 meris (several). 



The boars' tusks are of exceptional size, and are probably the 

 largest as yet recorded from Ireland. There are five complete, or 

 nearly complete, tusks (three right, two left), and five fragments. 



