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Under the head of Siol Murray, the Tribe Name of the 0' Conors of 

 Connaught, and their correlatives, Mac Eirbis says — " Some persons 

 imply that whenever there is a Bishop of the Siol Murray, he is Bishop 

 of Elphin ;" but, he adds — " I am not quite certain of this at all times." 

 This observation is of some importance, and deserving of inquiry, consi- 

 dering that the episcopal history of that diocese is a complete blank 

 from the time of St. Patrick down to the middle of the twelfth century. 

 The transcript extends over 45 pages of the neatly written volume 

 which T have now the honour to present, in the name of my friend, 

 Mr. William Hennessy, and the contents of which I have very imper- 

 fectly described. 



Mr. Kelly presented to the Library of the Academy, on the part of 

 Mr. William M. Hennessy, a transcript of the MS. made by himself. 

 "Whereupon it was — 



Resolved, — That the marked thanks of the Academy be returned 

 to Mr. Hennessy and Mr. Kelly for the donation. 



W. H. Hardinge. Esq., read a paper " On Manuscript Mapped and 

 other Townland Surveys in Ireland of a Public Character.' , 



The Secretary read the following letter, addressed to the President, 

 from Henry O'Hara, Esq. : — 



On a Cromlech and other Ancient Remains in the Presidency of 



Madras. 



"Very Rev. Sir, — It may interest the Members of the Royal Irish 

 Society to know that in the Madras Presidency, East Indies, Cromlechs 

 such as are found in Ireland are met with. 



Fig. l. 



" I enclose a rough pen-and-ink sketch of one standing some short 

 distance from the Travellers' Bungalow at Policondah, thirteen miles 



