472 Proc'edings of the Roifal Irish Academtj. 



of His Grace Dr. "Walsh, Aichbishop of Dublin, who examined the matrices 

 and identified the prelates concerned. ■ 



The first is bronze and circular. It measures 1-^ inches in diameter. 

 The de\ice is a shield of the arms of O'Reilly, a tree between a lion on the 

 dexter side and a hand on the sinister ; there are two amourini at the side of 

 the shield, which is surmounted by a coronet set with fleurs-de-lys. (Plate LI, 

 fig. S.) Inscription — 



HTGO . EELLIYS . KILLMOEEN . TIC . APO.ST. 



This was the seal of Hugh O'Eeilly, Yicar Apostolic of Kilmore and Eoman 

 Catholic Primate of Ireland, 1627-1651. It was presented to the Academy 

 in 1868 by the Eev. C. P. Meehan. The matiix was probably cut in France. 

 The next is an oval brass matrix with a wooden handle. It measures 

 1^ by li inches. The device is a shield of arms, two lions supporting a garb, 

 in chief three swords two in saltire and one in fesse. The shield is surmounted 

 by an archbishop's cross, and over this is an ecclesiastical hat with three 

 tassels on each side. (Plate LI, fig. 7.) Inscription — 



^ 10 : BEEXASY^S : AECHIEPISCOPVS : CASSELLEX . & ECCLlAll . 



Above the hat is inscribed — 



WATEEFS & : LISMS' : AD:\:LS'IST. 



Archbishop John Brennan was Archbishop of Cashel from 1677 till his 

 death in 1693.' 



The next is a circular brass matrix, If inches in diameter. The de\"ice is 

 a shield with the arms of O'Connor, an oak-tree eradicated, and the crest, an 

 armed arm holding a sword, surmounted by an ecclesiastical hat with three 

 tassels on each side. (Plate LI, fig. 9.) Inscription— 



* FE. lOAX? O'COXXOE ■ OPJJ. PP^D. S • T • PEJESEXT^ ET • 

 PEOTOX • AP. 



This was the seal of John O'Connor, a Dominican (Ordinis Praedicatorum), 

 Prothonotary Apostolic, and who held the degree of " Sacrae Theologiae 

 Praesentatus." 



He appears to have been a member of the Dublin house of the Order of 

 Dominicans in 1756, when he was twenty-six years old, and in 1772, when 

 apparently Prior of the Dublin house, he published a devotional work.= 



The last is a small oval brass matiix with a funnel-shaped handle. It 

 measures 1^^ by 1 inches. The device consists of a double-headed eagle 



' See fienehan, " CoUections on Irish Church History" (Dublin, 1861), pp. 287-296. 

 bee De Burgo's "Hibemia Dominicana," p. 828 of the Supplement. 



