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MoxDAT Etexixg, December 11, 1876. 

 Sajiuel FEEGrsox, LL.D., Yice-President, iu the Chair. 



The Secretary of Council read a description, by Miss M. Stokes, 

 Honorary Member of the Academy, of a Series of Photographs of 

 Early Irish Architecture. 



It "vras resolved — " That the thanks of the Academy be given to 

 Miss Stokes for the opportunity she has afforded it of examining the 

 splendid series of Photographs of Early Irish Architecture now exhi- 

 bited ; and for her kindness in accompanying this exhibition with so 

 valuable a description." 



Donations to the Library and Museum were announced, and thanks- 

 voted to the Donors. 



MoxDAY EvExixG, Jaxitaey 22, 1877. 



Yeey Rev. Wii. Eeeves, D.D., Dean of Armagh, Yiee-President,, 



in the Chair. 



It was resolved — ''That a congratulatory address be presented to 

 his Grace the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, and 

 that the Officers of the Academy be and are requested to prepare the 

 same." 



The Officers, having retired, returned with the following draft of 

 an address, which was adopted : — . ^ 



" Mat it please yotje Geace — 



"We, the President and Members of the Eoyal Irish Academy, 

 beg leave to approach your Grace with our respectful congratulations- 

 on your arrival amongst us as the Eepresentative of our Most 

 Gracious Sovereign. 



" The learned body to which wo have the honour to belong was 

 constituted by Charter in the year 1785, for the purpose of promoting 

 the study of Science, Polite Literature, and Antiquities. Since that 

 time it has laboured, not without success, in this high vocation, and 

 has won an honourable place amongst kindred Societies at home and 

 abroad. 



