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particularly mentioned were Inver, formerly Inver-Naile, where 

 church was founded by St. Natalis ; St. John's Point, with 

 the ruins at Ballysaggart, or Prieststown, MacSwine's Bay and 

 Castle, &c. Mr. Patterson described some of the antiquities 

 in Killaghtee parish, more particularly the neighbourhood of 

 Bruckless, with a well dedicated to St. Conall, and near it is 

 a curious old disused cemetery called "The Relig," at which 

 place is to be seen a very old monumental stone with crosses 

 sculptured on each side, but bearing no inscription. At the 

 same place is a small stone with which St. Conall's name is 

 associated, and which is held in the highest reverence by the 

 country people, and is considered efficacious in curing dis- 

 eases, for which purpose it is often taken away, but is always 

 returned. A very elaborate monument of Celtic design is to 

 be seen at the Rev. Mr. Stephen's church in Killybegs, where 

 it is now securely built in the wall ; it was removed from 

 Ballysaggart ruins. Tradition assigns it to Nial Mor Mac- 

 Swine, who was lord of that territory many centuries ago. 

 Mr. Patterson described the mountain of Sliab Liag, on the 

 summit of which is a well under the patronage of St. Hugh 

 MacBreac, who founded a church there ; this well is the resort 

 of pilgrims during the summer months, who bear their offer- 

 ings of bowls and dishes of delf, and leave them about the 

 well. The paper was concluded by a notice of Glencolumb- 

 kille, with its station, crosses, and monuments. 



On the same evening, Mr. S. A. Stewart read a paper 

 on "The latest fluctuations of the sea-level on our own 

 coasts." He commenced by stating that the subject he had 

 to bring before the meeting was connected with the last 

 chapter of the geological record, or rather a few of the latest 

 paragraphs of that chapter. He referred to the fact that the 

 sea-level had never remained constant for any great period — 

 reckoning geologically. During the Glacial period the last 



