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soone passe it which gave y em time to run for it and y 8 night drawing 

 neere wee did not persue till next morning ; and then it was too late ; hut 

 well enough ; for y e fled to Dublin and made short stay there ; for King 

 James, Terconnell Ec* flew through the county of "Wickloe in order as I 

 suppose to take shipping at the y e first port where they can find vessells 

 to transport them ; we killed beside prisoners betweene 6 & 7 thou- 

 sand, most of there best officers lay ded and gasping upon y e ground ; 

 wee lost Duke Shonberg killed in y e neck with a muskettball & somme 

 few officers & soldiers inconsiderable for sutch an engagement; the 

 enemy is so dispersed and threw away their armes & run westward y* 

 there is no danger of there ever Railing againe, soy* you may be pleased 

 with the event of a few howers fighting which brings you all home to 

 y r safe interests & propertys, which I desier may bee for my owne sake 

 as well as yours as soone as you can ; niy»servise to y e family of Hobs & 

 Nobs; and y" Salley stakes are once againe freely at y r servise, who 

 am, 



* ' Madam 



" Y re one hum ble Servant 



" Meath. 



e< Pray let Matt Anderson & all our friends partake of this thuth 

 we tooke Lieut' Gen 11 Hamilton prisoner who I believe will soone be 

 executed. I am sent for to y e Campe neere Glasscneivn and can add 

 no more particulars att present." 



The thanks of the Academy were returned to Sir George Hodson, 

 Bart., for his permission to exhibit and publish the abovementioned 

 letter. 



J. Kells Ingram, LL. D., read a paper, by the Rev. James Byrne, 

 "On the Science of Language." 



The Secretary of the Academy informed the meeting that Sir Richard 

 O'Donnell, Bart., was in waiting, and desired that the Caah of Columb- 

 kille should be now delivered to him on his personal demand. 



It was moved, seconded, and — 



Resolved, — That Sir Richard O'Donnell be requested to present 

 himself. 



Sir Richard O'Donnell then entered the meeting, and signified his 

 wish that the Caah should be forthwith returned to him, agreeably to 

 the conditions upon which he had deposited this reliquary, and its cus- 

 tody had been accepted by the Academy. 



The Caah was thereupon produced, and returned by the Chairman 

 into the hands of Sir Richard O'Donnell. 



It was then moved, seconded, and — 



Resolved, — That the hearty thanks of the Academy are due, and 

 are hereby offered to Sir Richard O'Donnell, Bart., for his kindness and 

 consideration in having for so many years allowed this venerable and 

 historic reliquary to remain in their Museum. 



