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buttresses and steeply-pitched roof, covered with little slates, 

 which tradition says was the barn, and once used for threshing. 

 I am indebted to Mr. James Boyle, J.P., solicitor, the owner of 

 Ballymacrea, an adjoining townland, for valuable information 

 on the subject. He also informs me that many more houses 

 formerly stood between the crossroads and the mansion, and 

 the place was named on old maps of the district "The Townland 

 of Ballymagarry." At Dunluce, as both Rev. G. Hill and Rev. 

 J. O'Laverty, P.P., M.R.I.A., show in their histories, was a 

 town, a token of which, issued by a merchant there, is sometimes 

 met with. It may be of interest to add that local tradition says 

 the water pipes already mentioned were made ',on the spot of 

 a fine clay, laid over hay ropes, which were burnt out in the kiln. 

 An examination of their Triterior shows this to be possible. They 

 were made so as to fit one into the other. It is also told that 

 the early hydraulic engineer who carried out the Ballymagarry 

 water scheme was asked by the Marquis what his fee would be 

 for the job. He replied, with unusual simplicity, that he only 

 wished to have a set of the gilt buttons with the family crest 

 which the livery servants wore. His request was granted. 



I would here tender my best thanks to Miss Steen, Sharvagh, 

 Bushmills, for the loan of so many fine specimens Irom her 

 collection ; also, my warmest thanks are due to Messrs. W. Swan- 

 ston, J. Stelfox, and R. Welch for the many lantern slides so 

 kindly lent for this occasion, and to Mr. John Wallace for the 

 way in which he has so cleverly shown them. 



This paper was illustrated by a large number of excellent 

 photographic views, shown on a screen by limelight. 



Professor FitzGeb4ALD — I wish to refer to one of the matters 

 which Mr. Tate mentioned : the Conference of Delegates to the 

 Society of the British Association. A large number ot the 

 photos exhibited were excellent specimens of some of the things 

 particularly desired by that Conference. There is not a great 

 deal that calls for remark in the other papers, except that we 

 were very glad to find we were to have some natural histoiy 

 papers this Session. I was afraid we were going to get in for a 



