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SUMMER SESSION. 



EXCURSION TO DUNGANNON AND DONAGHMORE. 



The first excursion of the 43rd year of the Club 

 was held on Saturday, May 20th, 1905, in perfect weather, when 

 a party of over 70 members met at the Great Northern Railway 

 Station and took the 11-15 train for Donaghmore, They were 

 joined en route by other members, and at Dungannon by a party 

 belonging to the newly-formed Tyrone Field Club. Arriving 

 at Donaghmore at one o'clock, the party, now numbering nearly 

 100, and under the leadership of Mr. Bradley, of the Tyrone 

 Field Club, walked to the old cross of this village. Donagh- 

 more at one time possessed an extensive ecclesiastical settle- 

 ment, dating from the early Christian Church founded by St. 

 Patrick. Every trace of this establishment has long since 

 vanished. In the taxation of Pope Nicholas in 12 91 it is 

 described as having many costly shrines. Petrie says, " No 

 remains of the church are now to be seen," but it has been 

 ascertained that it stood a little to the north-east of the present 

 village. The ancient cross is still standing, although not in its 

 original position, it having been overthrown in the war of 1641. 

 In this condition it remained till 1776, when it was removed and 

 placed where it now stands at the head of the village. It 

 consists of plinth, shaft and cross measuring sixteen feet in 

 height, and sculptured with scenes from Scripture history. The 

 ancient bell of Donaghmore, inscribed "Patrici," and dated 

 1272, is in the museum of the Royal Irish Academy. The Rev. 

 Mr. Latimer having briefly described the cross, a move was 



