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Fig. 11. — Abnormal antlers. A Antlers from Knocklong, Limerick (No. 83, Nat. Mus., Dublin), seen from above. 

 In each antler the 2nd tine (d) springs close to the first tine of the palm. No back tines occur. The left antler is 

 relatively normal, but the right antler has the greater part of the anterior border ending in a straight, slightly irregular 

 edge instead of being drawn out into tines. B Anterior view of antlers from Lough (Jur, Dublin. This abnormal 

 specimen, now in the National Museum, Dublin, was figured by V. Ball. Brow and back tines are absent, but in 

 other respects the right antler is normal. The blade or palm of the left antler is described by Hall as bifurcated. The 

 smaller part, which may represent the 2nd tine, is itself bifurcated, one of the branches showing further subdivisions. 

 The larger part has no tines on its anterior face, but terminates in a series of eight points or short tines. C Front 

 view of antlers belonging to .1. Purefoy I'oe, of Barley Park, Callan, CO. Kilkenny, and believed to have been found 

 in the neighbourhood. The brow tines (c) are remarkably forked, and in the right antler I he 2nd tine (d) is long and 

 branched and abnormal in arising close to the brow tine. There is a slight indication of a left back tine (e). D Left 

 lower view of antlers (No. 79, Nat. Mus., Dublin) from Tipperary. The left antler is very abnormal, particularly as 

 regards the length, slenderness and sharply bent character of the beam. There is a small brow tine (broken oil) 

 but no back or 2nd tine. The right antler, in which the beam is normal, has a second tine (</), but no brow tine. 



