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In Science — By the Rev. John H. Jellett ; Rev. S. Haughton, M.D. ■ 



F. R.S.; Dr. Thomas Hayden; Professor Hennessy, F.R.S. ; Mr. A. Mac- 

 alister ; Mr. John Casey. 



In Polite Literature — By the Rev. James Byrne ; Mr. P. W. Joyce ; 

 Mr>¥m. Hennessy; Mr. D. H. Kelly ; Mr. S. Ferguson, LL.D. ; Mr. J.R. 

 0' Flanagan. 



In Antiquities — By Sir Wm. R. "Wilde ; Mr. Eugene Conwell ; Mr. 



G. H. Kinahan ; Mr. Denis Crofton ; Mr. Da Noyer. 



During the session the Library has been augmented by various pre- 

 sentations. We have to acknowledge a donation of rare value in the 

 important Library of Manuscripts, Books, and Tracts, chiefly relating to 

 Ireland, collected by our late esteemed member, Mr. Charles Haliday, 

 which his widow has with great liberality presented to the Academy. 

 The Council intend that the arrangements made for the accommodation 

 of the Haliday Library shall be such as will be suitable to its importance, 

 and will evince their appreciation of the enlightened liberality of the 

 donor in bestowing intact on the public of Ireland so inestimable a col- 

 lection. 



We have to express our acknowledgments to the Marquis of Kil- 

 dare for an important MS. relating to the Irish Forfeitures of 1688, and 

 also for sixteen fine water-colour views of the principal Buildings of 

 Dublin, by the late George Petrie. These we value highly, not merely 

 for their great intrinsic merit, but also as an interesting memorial of 

 our late eminent colleague. 



Mr. Du Noyer, in continuation of his former valuable donations, has 

 presented to us 100 drawings of Architectural Antiquities, from original 

 sketches by himself. 



In the department of Irish MSS. and Catalogues, a large amount of 

 work has been done during the past year by Professor Connellan and 

 Mr. Joseph O'Longan, under the personal superintendence of the Libra- 

 rian, in conjunction with a Committee appointed for the purpose. 



We have the gratification of being able to announce that Professor 

 Connellan has with great labour prepared for the press an accurate 

 transcript of the Irish text, and has also nearly completed a literal Eng- 

 lish version, of that most important collection of ancient Gaelic compo- 

 sitions known as the "Leabhar Gabhala," or " Book of Conquests." A 

 translation of this difficult and obscure work has long been earnestly 

 desired by scholars, both at home and abroad; and the Council believe 

 that its publication would greatly tend to advance the Academy's repu- 

 tation in this department. 



An Alphabetical Index of the initial lines of all the Irish composi- 

 tions in the Academy's MSS. catalogued by the late Professor 0' Curry, 

 was also, during the past year, completed by Professor Connellan, Mr. 

 Paul O'Longan, and Mr. Joseph O'Longan, in 3 vols, folio. This work 

 has been found of the greatest utility, and will materially diminish the 

 labour of completing the Catalogues of our Irish MSS. Mr. Joseph O'Lon- 



