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List of Chinese Seals found in Ireland to 1865. 



In Museum of Royal 

 Irish Academy. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



Do. 

 Do. 



Not to be traced. 



Not to be traced. 



Do. 



In Belfast Museum. 



In possession of [the 

 late] J. Windele, 

 Esq., Blair's Cas- 

 tle, Co. Cork. 



Formerly in the 

 Piltown Museum 

 (now sold). 

 Do. 



Got near Kilmainham, Co. Dublin. Presented by Thos. 



Young, Esq. 

 No history. Presented by Miss Murphy. 

 Turned up in a ploughed field, near Borrisokane, Co. 



Tipperary, 1832. (From Dean Dawson's Collection.) 



This is No. 26 of Mr. Getty's list. 

 (No. 4 of Mr. Getty's list.) Formerly in possession of 



R. Fannin, Esq. 

 Unique oval Seal, found at Rathkeale, Co. Limerick, 



and presented by Rev. Dr. Todd. 

 (No. 1 of Mr. Getty's list.) Found in North of Ireland. 



Formerly in possession of Dr. Stokes, Merrion-square. 

 (No. 2, do.) Described by J. H. Smith, Esq., Dublin. 

 (No. 3, do.) Found in a piece of ground never appa- 

 rently cultivated, parish of Killileagh, Co. Down, in 



1842. 



(No. 5, do.) Got on north side of Carlow, on or about 

 the site of an old road, closed up since 1798, that led 

 from an extensive quarry to the Roman Catholic 

 burial ground. It was found at an inconsiderable 

 depth from the surface, when removing some clay, by 

 a workman in Mr. Montgomery's employment. 



(No. 6, do.) Belonged to Mr. Vigors, Carlow. 



(No. 7, do.) Found about eighty-five years ago near 

 Mountrath, Queen's County, in a bog, by a turf cutter, 

 who gave it to his employer. In 1840 it was in the 

 possession of Miss Beaufort, Hatch-street, Dublin. 



(No. 8, do.) Described by J. H. Smith, Esq., Dublin. 



(No. 9, do.) do. do. 



(No. 10, do.) Got in Westmeath. Belonged to the 

 late R. Ball, Esq., Dublin. 



(No. 11, do.) Described by J. H. Smith, Esq., Dublin. 



(No. 12, do.) Owned by Mr. Christie. Dug up at 

 Kircassock, Co. Down, about fifty or fifty -five years 

 ago, in an orchard, in taking up the roots of an old 

 pear tree. 



(No. 13, do.) In the possession of the family of the 

 late P. Boylan, Esq., Grafton-street, for at least 

 eighty-five or ninety years. 



(No. 14, do.) Found in Co. Down. Formerly in pos- 

 session of the late Mr. Clewlow, near Belfast. 



(No. 15, do.) Found in a potato garden whilst being 

 ploughed, at Knocknamoriff, about eight miles west 

 of Cork. 



(No. 16, do.) Got near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. 



(No. 17, do.) Found at Bally hack, Co. Wexford, 



under an ancient quarry. 

 (No. 18, do.) Found about 1841 in the parish of Bally- 



vourney, Co. Cork. Owned by [the late] A. Abell, Esq. 

 (No. 19, do.) Sent to Mr. J. W. Murphy, by T. Crof- 



ton Croker, Esq., on a visiting card of the late Colonel 



Vallancey. 



