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IV. 



EECENT PEEHISTOEIC FINDS ACQUIRED BY THE ACADEMY. 



By GEOEGE COEFEY. 



Plates IY-IX. 



Head April 22. Published July 2, 1912. 



1. An Important Find of Moulds in Co. Antrim. 



An important find of moulds for the easting of bronze weapons was made in 

 December, 1910, by a farmer when ploughing in the townland of Killymeddy, 

 parish of Dinvorj', about five miles from Ballymoney, 

 Co. Antrim. The portion of the townland where the find 

 was made is on a ridge that overlooks the valley of the Bann. 

 A little stream, tributary to the Bann, runs along the foot of 

 the field, and to within a few yards of where the moulds 

 were found. The plough struck against what proved to be 

 the moulds, and a mark made by the plough coulter can 

 be seen on the sandstone mould (Plate V, fig. 3). The 

 moulds were obtained by the Academy through the good 

 offices of Mr. S. F. Milligan, M.E.I.A. The find consisted of 

 (1) two complete moulds for looped socketed spear-heads, one 

 measuring 8| inches in length, the other 5| inches, both made 

 of chlorite schist ; and half of a mould for a looped socketed 

 spear-head made of sandstone, measuring 6^-^ inches. On 

 the back of the mould for the larger spear-head there is a 

 mould for a dagger or short sword and also for a smaller 

 knife-like implement, while the sides of both have also a 

 mould for a round-pointed object; the other half of this 

 mould is broken above the centre, and there is a piece 

 missing (Plate V, fig. 2). The smaller mould has on each 

 side a mould for a leaf-shaped knife. (2) A mould for one 

 side of a long dagger-blade, or short sword, 14| inches long, 

 broken into six pieces, made of sandstone. (3) A large mould 

 of sandstone 7$ inches long for casting one side of a leaf- 

 shaped knife with a midrib ; part of the face of this mould 

 has beeu broken away by the plough coulter. i4) Two halves of a mould for 

 ■easting a -sickle, made of sandstone; the larger half, which i? broken into 



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