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of steps leading down to a square apartment described by 

 some as the strangers' house, but which was most probably 

 the guardians' apartments. It is lighted by two-light square 

 windows east and south ; in it is the tomb of Baron Trimble- 

 stone. Above this chamber was another with four small 

 square windows to the east and a three-light window to the 

 south, all being perfect. Further north from this chamber is 

 a larger apartment with dormitories above, and still further 

 north other buildings; the most northern, by reason of its 

 outside door, was probably the strangers' house or perhaps a 

 granary. About fifty paces north of this is Lantera's well 

 which still has a copious supply of water used by the modern 

 village. A most remarkable feature of the carved stones of 

 the cloisters is the number and variety of the masons' marks 

 which appear; nearly every stone has such a record, and I 

 rubbed copies of all I saw, though many of them are repeated 

 time after time — many have the " fleur-de-lys " shape, clearly 

 denoting their French origin. Other patterns may be found 

 by a more prolonged search, not that they were concealed in 

 any way — many of them appear on the most noticeable por- 

 tions of the masonry. The monuments, many rich and 

 varied, were then described in detail, and all the known his- 

 torical references to Killconnell quoted. 



The paper was exhaustively illustrated by lantern slides 

 from photographs taken by the Baron Clonbrock and Mr. 

 R. Welch, with plans and drawings supplied by Mr. W. J. 

 Fennell. Some of the remarks in the lecture gave rise to 

 considerable discussion as to the want of respect for the dead 

 that was common in Ireland. In this discussion Messrs. J. 

 M. Dickson, W. J. Fennell, Wm. Gray, Wm. Swanston, and 

 W. H. Hancock took part. 



" THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION, ITS OBJECTS AND 

 WORKINGS." 



The second meeting of the Winter Session was held on 

 ilth December, the chair being occupied by Mr. J. Vinycomb, 



