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W. H. Wilde, Y. P., presented to the Library and Museum of the 

 Academy the following articles, which had been committed to his 

 care : — 



From Lady Otho Fitzgerald, Miscellanea Graphica," an illustrated 

 catalogue of the antiquities in the possession of the late Lord Londes- 

 borough, which possessed- a special interest to the Academy, from its 

 containing an account of the gold ornaments found at I^ewgrange, and 

 also of the bell of St. Mura of Innishowen, and other Irish antiquities, 

 which had passed into the collection of his lordship. From his brother 

 Census Commissioners and himself, the Census Reports for 1861," 

 consisting of the volumes of the Townland Census, two Yolumes of the 

 Report and Tables on Ages and Education, and the Report on Yital 

 Statistics, Part L, ''Status of Disease." Mr. Wilde stated that he 

 hoped shortly to present the volume upon the " Religious Professions in 

 Ireland," together with the remaining portions of the Census for 1861. 

 He also presented, from Lord Parnham, a long, narrow celt of grej- 

 wacke slate, found in the county of Fermanagh; a small earthen crucible; 

 a copper celt, found at Bally jamesduff, county of Cavan ; a bronze, 

 broad-bladed, axe-shaped celt, a socketed celt, and a paalstave, all from 

 the county of Fermanagh. From Dr. Malcomson, of Cavan, a very 

 perfect bronze spear-head, found ten feet beneath the surface in Kilmore 

 bog, barony of Castlerahan, county of Cavan. From the same locality, 

 the fragments of a bronze sword, much contorted, apparently by fire ; 

 and an ancient bronze spur, found in the foundations of an old wall in 

 the townland of Killafinlagh, barony of Castlerahan, county of Cavan. 

 From Charles Che^Tie, Esq., C. E., the oaken model or representation of 

 a curved sword, 16 inches long in the blade, and probably used for 

 casting weapons of the same form, found in the townland of Leabeg, in 

 the King's County, between Clara andPerbane, imbedded in blue clay, 

 seven feet below the surface, about half a mile to the north of the River 

 Brusna, and along with the bones of ruminant animals ; also a narrow 

 spear-head, of bronze, found in the townland of Leamone, parish of 

 Gallon, King's County, in blue cla}', five feet beneath the surface, near 

 the old castle of Cool, on the banks of the River Brusna. From William 

 Kirwan, Esq., a small antique iron horseshoe, without grooves or cocks, 

 and having six large square nail-holes in it — probably the shoe of one of 

 the hobbles which J ohn Dymmock notices in his description of Ireland in 

 the time of Elizabeth. It was found at Blindwell, county of Galway. 

 From Thomas Byrne, a road ganger, employed upon the Drogheda line, 

 a brass shilling of James 11. , in very good preservation. 



The thanks of the Academy were voted to the donors. 

 The Academy then adjourned. 



