The Rev. S. Haughton's Notes on Mineralogy . 261 



Statement by eyewitness. 



"I, John Johnson, of the parish of Clonoulty near Cashel, co. 

 Tipperary, was walking across my potato-garden at the back of 

 my house, in company with Michael Fahy and William Furlong, 

 on the 12th of August, 1865, at 7 p.m., when I heard a clap like 

 the shot out of a cannon, very quick and not like thunder ; this 

 was followed by a buzzing noise which continued for about a 

 quarter of an hour, when it came over our heads, and on looking 

 up we saw an object falling down in a slanting direction ; we 

 were frightened at its speed, which was so great that we could 

 scarcely notice it ; but after it fell we proceeded to look for it, 

 and found it at a distance of forty yards, half buried in the 

 ground, where it had struck the top of a potato-drill. We were 

 some time in looking for it (a longer time than that during which 

 we had heard the noise). On taking up the stone, we found it 

 warm (milk-warm), but not hot enough to be inconvenient. 

 The next day it was given up to Lord Hawarden. — John 

 Johnson." 



It was afterwards presented by Lord Hawarden to the Geolo- 

 gical Museum of Trinity College, where it is publicly ex- 

 hibited. 



The stone weighed 4 lbs. 14J ozs. It is rudely pyramidal in 

 form, the triangular base being a freshly-broken surface, and the 

 faces of the pyramid being covered by the usual black vitrified 

 glaze. It is evidently a portion of a much larger stone ; and as 

 it appears from the foregoing statement that its vertical velocity 

 was not great, it is probable that other pieces of the larger mass 

 may yet be found in the neighbourhood of Dundrum. 



A singular feature is observable in this stone that I have never yet 

 seen in any other : the rounded edges of the pyramid are sharply 

 marked by lines on the black crust, as perfect as if made by a 

 ruler. This appearance is strictly confined to the surface, and 

 seems to be a result of some peculiar tension of the fused crust 

 in cooling ; for no trace of any continuation of the lines can be 

 found in the interior of the stone. 



On examination with the lens, specks of metallic iron and of 

 magnetic pyrites are visible, and also a few minute grains of 

 chrysolith. No other minerals can be detected in the paste, 

 which is of a dull grey, and of loose texture, almost like a porous 

 sandstone ; and the whole stone would attract little notice, were 

 it not for its specific gravity and the metallic particles visible in 

 it. The specific gravity of this meteoric stone, as is usually 

 found to be the case, varied in specimens taken from different 

 parts of the mass. The portion analyzed was found to have the 

 following specific gravity : — 



