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Keill, jewellers, of Belfast, who say they purchased it from a dealer. The 

 history of both is unknown. They make the ninth and tenth specimens 

 of this description of ornament now in the Academy's Collection, and 

 which have been described in the " Catalogue" at p. 57, as a Mamillary 

 Eibula. 



A small but very perfect fibula, with flat, circular discs, and a highly 

 decorated bow, similar to that from which Figure 598, No. 130, at p. 65 

 of the " Catalogue" was drawn; it weighs 1 oz. 7 dwts., and was pro- 

 cured from Mr. Donegan. A similar article without discs. 



Four specimens of so-called " Ring money," and two counterfeits of 

 same. Several gold fillets, averaging fths of an inch wide. Four golden 

 armillse, three of which have cupped extremities, and were, with the 

 curious gold ornament described at page 96 of the recently published 

 " Catalogue of Gold Articles," found in the plain beneath the Eock of 



A string of nine tubular gold beads. A gold lunula, similar to those 

 in Case A in the Academy's Collection, specified in the Catalogue," 

 from page 10 to 19 of Part III., and purchased from Mr. Donegan; their 

 history is unknown. The two articles of most interest, however, are the 

 Gorey and county of Down tores, which have been procured for the Aca- 

 demy within the few last weeks, of which the following cuts are good 

 illustrations : — 



The history of the Gorey Tore, 'No. 1 , is as follows : — In sinking a qaarry 

 for railway purposes in that parish, an old clay ditch was cut through; a 

 short time subsequently some children, playing about the mouth of the 

 quarry, observed something bright in the face of the ditch, and drew out, 

 in a very perfect state, a fine tore of remarkably yellow gold, and which 

 must then have measured 28 inches in circumference, and probably 

 weighed 14 o'zs. It consisted of a solid quadrangular bar of gold, 

 twisted funicularly, somewhat like J^'o. 190, in the Academy's Collection; 

 but was of its kind unique. The hooked extremities were rounded, and 

 the diameter of the article, when perfect, was 7J inches ; so that it was 



Cashel. 



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No. 2. 



