SUMMER SESSION. 



The following Excursions were made during the Summer 

 Session ; — * 



On May 26th, to 



DROMORE AND THE VICINITY. 



The party, preaching Dromore about noon, proceeded first to 

 the old Bishop's Palace, which has some historical interest, as 

 having been the residence for many years of Dr. Percy, Pro- 

 testant Bishop of the diocese, the author of " The Reliques of 

 English Poetry." It was here several of his ballads were 

 written, including the well-known " O ! Nannie, wilt thou 

 gangwi' : me?" After the consolidation of the Irish sees the 

 property was sold, and, on the recent death of the proprietor, 

 was converted into a Jesuit seminary. The Rev. J. Colgan, 

 the principal, most courteously showed the party over the 

 house. Great as is the change since the days of the literary 

 bishop, the house is still dedicated to the advancement of let- 

 ters, and the leafy murmur of the lofty trees that surround it 

 is as conducive as ever to academic musings. In a corner of the 

 grounds is " the Mass Forth," an ancient fort, with a very deep 

 and;perfect ditch and lofty rampart. It derives its local name 

 from having been used by the Catholic clergy for the celebra- 



