288 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Mr. J. E. Garstin, our late Treasurer, by undertaking sucli a volume, 

 would leave us under a lasting obligation.^ 



(10). Some Crania. — Of the six skulls now deposited, three have 

 no relationship with Ireland, these are from Ashantee, fi'om China, 

 and Grreece. In a small local Museum like that of Kilkenny, it is 

 difficult to dispose of parts of the human skeleton ; and these three 

 skulls, which were presented with the hope that they should form the 

 basis of a general collection of skulls, have remained without addition 

 since the date of their presentation. Of the remaining three, one is 

 fi'om the stone grave opened at Dromiskin, Louth, and already referred 

 to in connexion with the finding of the yew box within the stone case. 

 It has been described as of a low type, manifesting great animal and 

 but little intellectual development. Perhaps Professor Haddon would 

 include it and the next in one of his studies of Irish Ethnology. The 

 last skulls to be alluded to are two fi'om the precincts of St. Canice's 

 Cathedi'al. In July, 1847, the internal base of the Round Tower was 

 found filled with debris to almost the sill of the doorway, and on this 

 being cleared out, some 1 8 inches in depth of calcined clay with charcoal, 

 and then some 18 inches in depth of black earth were also removed. 

 Beneath these two layers a pavement was found, which was covered 

 by an inch thick coating of mortar. Under this several graves were 

 discovered, most of the bones in them were crumbling to decay, but 

 the two imperfect skulls before you were secui-ed; they have been 

 described in " The History and Antiquities of the Cathedi-al Chiu'ch 

 of St. Canice," Kilkenny, by Pev. J. Graves and J. G. A. Prim. 



^ Journal, Eoyal Society of Antiquaries, Ireland, vol. iii., pp. 55 and 137. 



