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past three months that this Isopod has been found in the British 

 Islands, having been discovered at Hillsborough and a few days 

 afterwards in Dublin. The heavy rain made a search for the 

 smaller landshells impossible, though Belvoir Park has a number 

 of damp areas in the older parts of the woods, where remnants of 

 the old fauna of Ireland still survive. Helix lamellata, for instance, 

 a rare and local species, has recently been added to the Belfast 

 local list from a marshy spot near Gallwally Pond. In the pond 

 itself some members took some exceedingly large specimens of 

 Spharium corneum, and also found a shell very rare in North-East 

 Ireland — the ear shell, Limncza auricularia, with some other 

 species not common. At five o'clock Mr. Alec Wilson enter- 

 tained the party to a sumptuous tea. After tea a short business 

 meeting was held — Mr. W. J. Fennell in the chair — when two 

 new members were elected. A cordial vote of thanks was passed 

 to Mr. Wilson for his kind hospitality. 



LISSANOURE CASTLE. 

 The third excursion of the Summer Session took place on 

 Saturday, June 27, when a visit was paid to Lissanoure Castle, 

 Loughguile, permission to hold the meeting there having heen 

 very courteously granted by the owner, Mr. C. G. Macartney, D.L. 

 Mr. W. J. C. Tomlinson acted as special conductor for the day, 

 and with him travelled a party of fifty-four members and friends 

 to Dunloy Station by the 9.15 a.m. train from Belfast. Dunloy 

 was reached at 10.45, an ^ the party then drove to Lissanoure. 

 The route lay by Killagan Bridge and Knockahollet, and on 

 reaching the latter point a short halt was made, sufficient to give 

 the party time to visit the fine earthen fort. Those members who 

 visited it were much impressed with the position, state of pre- 

 servation, and extent of this fine rath. The Rev. J. S. Mairs, of 

 Dunloy, very kindly met the party on the fort, and communicated 

 a good deal of interesting information. A short drive then 

 brought the members to Lissanoure. 



