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in Lough Neagh, appear to have spread recently to the Lagan 

 drainage area, and are certainly increasing in it. The party 

 returned to Belfast at 7-40. 



THE COAST OF LOUTH AND THE BOYNE VALLEY. 



The annual long excursion was held during the July holidays, 

 when the members travelled by rail to Drogheda on 12th July. 

 The rain of the morning cleared up before their arrival, and 

 perfect weather attended the party during their week-end stay in 

 Drogheda. Twenty-seven members and friends participated in 

 the proceedings. After lunch the party drove along the southern 

 side of the Boyne estuary. On the mud flats fringing the river 

 a quantity of sea-birds and waders were observed. Beyond the 

 quaint little fishing village of Baltry a halt was called and a visit 

 paid to the church of Termonfeckin and its famous crosses. Here 

 the photographers were busily employed, whilst the collectors 

 made good use of the time at their disposal before the drive was 

 resumed to the village of Clogher. The party were conducted to 

 the ancient ruined church and burying-ground, and then to St. 

 Denis's Well, from which a somewhat rugged walk over the head- 

 lands brought them to the harbour, where they were entertained to 

 tea by Mr. W. J. D. Walker, C.B. Afterwards the botanists and 

 zoologists enjoyed a pleasant hour on Clogher Head before 

 returning to Drogheda. 



Upon the cliffs of Clogher Head several interesting plants 

 were noted, including the Sea Lavender, Statice occidentalism the 

 Sea Purslane, Atriplex portidacoides, and the Sea Spleenwort, 

 Asplenium marinum. Along the walls near the coastguard station 

 grew an abundance of the grass Poa rigida, and on the hillside 

 by the old church the thistle. Cardials pynocephahts, was plentiful, 

 associated with Senecio sylvaticus. During the return drive to 

 Drogheda several plants of interest to Northern botanists were 

 noted, among which may be mentioned Rosa arvensis, Ballota 

 nigra, Matricaria discoidca, and Ce/erach officinarum. 



