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the finder ; and how they came into the jjossession of Mr. Day, of Cork, 

 before being acquired by the British Museum. 



I am, 



Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



D. Haeeel. 



The Seceexaey op Council, 



EoYAL Ieish Academy, 



19, Dawson Street. 



The Secretary was authorized to reply to the above letter. 



[reply.] Eoyal Ieish Academy, 



19, Dawson Steeet, Dublin, 



2\st March, 1898. 



SlE, 



I duly laid before the Council of the Eoyal Irish Academy your 

 letter (4407) relative to the Memorial forwarded to tne Lord Lieutenant 

 by the Council, referring to a collection of ancient gold objects found 

 in the North of Ireland, and recently purchased by the British Museum, 

 and was directed to state in reply, for His Excellency's information, 

 that the Council greatly regret that they have no method of procediu'e 

 at their disposal by which, in cases lite the present, particulars such as 

 are now desired could be ascertained. They can only, on hearing of 

 any such matter, notify it to the authorities who represent the Crown 

 (to whom the Treasure belongs), and who, by means of the Con- 

 stabulary (who have permanent instructions regarding Treasure Trove) 

 or other officers under the authority of the Executive, might be able 

 to obtain information in a case like the present, the circumstances of 

 which could hardly fail to have been known in the neighbourhood 

 where these objects were found. Accordingly, when the Council 

 heard of the matter, the attention of the Chief Crown Solicitor was 

 called to it, in the hope that the Executive would have been able to 

 ascertain the particulars now asked for. 



As this expectation was disappointed, the Council had to wait for 

 the publication of the Paper read before the Society of Antiquaries of 



