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two parts. The grip and expanded portion to take the rivets are in one 

 piece, shaped out of a single piece of horn, and notched transversely 

 to receive the blade. The pommel is a separate piece, attached to the 

 grip by a tenon and mortise joint, the tenon in the grip and the 

 mortise in the pommel, the whole secured by two pins of horn or 

 wood. Length of handle and blade, 9^ inches. 



42 A highly polished thin celt of green translucent stone, resembling^ 

 Jadite, 7f inches by 3^. Found near rath of Paslickstown, Moyliscar, 

 Co. Westmeath. This makes the thii'd specimen of this rare class 

 of celts in the collection. 



48 A stone celt in its original wooden handle. This important speci- 

 men was found in a bog near Maguii'e's Bridge, Co. Fermanagh. 

 It is one of the best preseiwed specimens of stone-axe hafting which 

 has been found in Europe, and forms a valuable addition to the 

 collection. The wood resembles arbutus, but has not been definitely 

 determined. 



44 A finely polished perforated stone hammer of a handsome green 

 stone ; type E. I. A. Catalogue, fig. 63. Found in the Co. Fer- 

 managh. 



45 A bronze spear-head of unusual form. The socket is octagonal 

 and the blade and socket are decorated with concentric circle and 

 rectangular ornaments ; there are four openings in the blade. Found 

 near Boho, Co. Fermanagh. It is described and illustrated in TJie 

 Rehquary and Illustrated Archaeologist, April, 1898. 



46 Shrine known as the Lough Erne Shiine. This shrine was deposited 

 in our collection, on loan, in 1891, and has now been acquii'ed per- 

 manently. (Nos. 43 to 46 were purchased from Mr. Thomas Plunkett, 



M.E.I.A.). 



47-51 A socketed celt (3f ins. by 2H), large ring (4fins. diam.), 

 two rings with lateral openings (type R. I. A. Catalogue, fig. 494, 

 Ifins. by U), and a small ring (lAcliam.), aU of bronze. Found 

 together near Glenstal, Co. Limerick. This interesting group of 

 associated objects is an important addition to the "finds" in the 

 collection. It is from finds of associated objects, such as this, that 

 the chronology of the Prehistoric Periods is to be worked out. 



