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'Gainst foemen long battling, at length they went down, 



As truagh gan oidhir na Ch-farradh ! * 

 But they've left their deep tracks on the road of renown, 



As truagh gan oidhir na Ch-farradh ! 

 We are heirs of their fame, if we're not of their race, 

 And deadly and deep will be our disgrace, 

 If we live o'er their sepulchres abject and base, 



As truagh gan oidhir na Ch-farragh ! 



The plates are from drawings and measurements kindly made 

 by R. LI. Praeger and F. W. Lockwood. 



John Russell, C.E., member, then read a short paper on 

 " Forts in the Townland of Erenagh, near Downpatrick," 

 giving some interesting details in regard to them. 



After some remarks from members present, the meeting was 

 closed, the following new members having been first elected : — 

 R. M. Montgomery, Joseph Allen, Mrs. Macrory, Miss Sarah 

 M'Duff, Hugh Morrison, R. L. Woolcombe, M.A. 



On the 20th February, 1894, the following papers were read: — 

 " The Ancient Church of Lisnagarric," by John Car dwell ; 

 " Botanizing in County Dublin," by R. Lloyd Praeger, M.R.I.A.; 

 " Localities for Lepidoptera near Belfast," by Charles W. Watts, 

 F.I.C. ; " Lepidoptera of the districts around Lough Erne," 

 by Lieutenant Colonel Partridge. The President occupied 

 the chair. 



The first paper was read by John Cardwell, of Tonaghmore, 

 on the ancient church of Lisnagarric, in the parish of Saintfield. 

 The essayist said — One mile to the westward of the village of 

 Saintfield you cross a curious old bridge built by the King's 

 troops in 1798, a short distance from which you come to a green 

 hill dotted over in summer with broom and furze, the view 

 from the crest of which is very fine. Westward rise the peaks 

 of Mourne ; to the east lies Strangford Lough, with Scrabo full 



* What a pity there is no heir to their company. 



