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railway and car arrangements would enable tourists from Belfast to 

 travel the whole line and return on the same day. 



On Saturday, 16th August, to 



MONEYMORE AND ARBOE. 



It is to be regretted that this excursion was so very badly 

 attended. The few members who made up the party spent a very 

 pleasant day on the road from Moneymore to Arboe, and visited 

 Tamlaght cromlech, Coagh standing-stone, and Arboe sculptured 

 cross. The cromlech is a very fine example of the ancient Irish 

 megalithic structures, and stands by the side of the road near 

 Coagh, forming a portion of the boundary wall. The standing- 

 stone is in a field by the side of the river, near to the village of 

 Coagh. The cross of Arboe is one of the very best examples of 

 Irish sculptured crosses. It stands near the ruins of an old church 

 on the shore of Lough Neagh. Independent of the geological and 

 botanical features of this trip, the three ancient monuments 

 referred to would well repay the visit of a larger party. 



On Saturday, 6th September, to 



ISLANDMAGEE AND THE GOBBINS. 



A large party met at the Northern Counties Railway Station, 

 and proceeded by the 9-30 train to Ballycarry Station. They then 

 walked on to the east shore of Islandmagee, and spent the entire 



