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ancient inhabitants for various purposes — domestic and warlike. 

 Associated with these were human remains, including a skull sup- 

 posed to be that of a young female. The type of skull was that 

 known as the dolicho-cephalic. There were also evidences of 

 many of our domestic animals, deer, &c.j and in addition there 

 were a few shells of limpet and periwinkle. The graves were rudely 

 built of unhewn stones, of which Dr. Grainger had secured a large 

 number. Mr. William Miller also exhibited a series of remains 

 from the same locality, among which was a well- developed human 

 skull in fine preservation. He illustrated the position in which the 

 graves occured, by large diagrams. Mr. John Browne, M.R.I.A., 

 showed a valuable series of coins, both ancient and modern. 



The votaries of geological science were strongly represented, 

 and the result of their labours occupied a prominent place in the 

 piincipal room. Mr, Gault had a good set of Liassic fossils, in- 

 tended to compete for the Club's prize. It was very characteristic 

 of these rich deposits, and represents a considerable amount of 

 close attention to these beds. Mr. Charles Bulla had an extensive 

 collection of Pleistocene fossils from South Carolina, which at- 

 tracted considerable attention, on account of the unusually fine 

 fish teeth it contained. A fine display of granites, marbles, lime- 

 stones, &c, was shown by Mr. William Miller, and was intended 

 to illustrate the resources that Ireland could boast of in this de- 

 partment of economic geology. A large table was devoted to the 

 exhibition of fossil wood, for the most part local. This exhibition 

 was supplemented by a series of cut and polished agates, chalce- 

 donies, crystals, &c, many of which were of great beauty and 

 some of special interest, having been obtained on the Club's ex- 

 cursions. Mr. W. Traill, M.A.I., of her Majesty's Geological 

 Survey, exhibited sheet 71 of the Irish survey map, and explanatory 

 memoir of the same, both of which he also kindly presented to the 

 Club. Mr. Traill also shewed the nest of a small and rare wasp, 

 recently found by him in the locality. 



