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tity of earth has to be replaced every year. I think Mr. 

 Milligan should let us know where St. Patrick was really 

 buried. 



Professor FitzGerald — I wish to emphasize what Mr. Gray 

 and Mr. Young have said, and I think we are much indebted 

 to Mr. Welch, who very kindly gave his services in exhibiting 

 the views. Mr. Gray himself is not unworthy of thanks for the 

 amount of trouble he took in the matter of the photographs. 



Mr. MiLi IGAN. — In answer to Mr. Gray, I only gave it as 

 Miss Stokes' theory regarding the round towers. With reference 

 to the remark regarding St. Patrick's grave I am not an 

 authority. On this point, I think Father O'Laverty would be 

 the best authority in the room. In the annals and traditions 

 of the country, however, Downpatrick is associated with the 

 death of Saint Patrick. We know that the old round tower is 

 destroyed, and we would hope that we may yet get the whole 

 of Ireland to join together so that we may have a national 

 monument to satisfy all classes of people ; an old gentleman 

 who died some time ago left the sum of ;^ioo to form the 

 nucleus of a fund for this purpose. I have only to again thank, 

 you for your patience, and to express the pleasure it gives me 

 to appear before you to-night. ; 



