road runs high above the surrounding country, and commands a 

 view extending from Whitehead, on the east, to Moira, on the 

 west, along the valley of the Lagan, bounded to the north by the 

 mountains of Divis and Collin, and on the south by the undulat- 

 ing hills of the County Down. 



Along the road, from time to time, the botanists added to their 

 collections, but nothing of greater interest than has been already 

 recorded as having been collected by the Club at the two former 

 visits to the same locality. A pleasant drive home brought the 

 party into town at about seven o'clock. 



On Saturday, 15 th June, 



TYNAN AND CALEDON. 



The members of the Club enjoyed a very pleasant trip to Tynan 

 and Caledon, the pleasure being very much enhanced by the pre- 

 sence of the Rev. Dr. Reeves, of Armagh, who accompanied the 

 party, and described the various points of interest visited, furnish- 

 ing such copious historical information regarding them as could 

 only be acquired through an antiquary of bis learning and re- 

 search. Owing to the uncertain state of the weather, the party 

 leaving Belfast was small, but several members joined at Lisburn 

 and Portadown, and at Armagh, some members of the Armagh 

 Natural History Society arriving at Tynan Station. The party, 

 some on foot and some in conveyances from the Caledon Arms 

 Hotel, left for Tynan Abbey, the beautiful demesne of Sir James 

 M. Stronge, M.P., where some time was spent in the enjoyment of 

 its many attractions. The Abbey is not an ecclesiastical edifice, 

 nor is it connected with any ecclesiastical foundation ; it is simply 

 a domestic building, in what may be considered an ecclesiastical 

 style of architecture, its site being a portion of what are known as 

 Bishop's Lands, and it was formerly called Fairview. The Abbey 

 is the residence of Sir James M. Stronge, one of the members of 

 Parliament for the county, and contains a good collection of excel- 



