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The Irish Nahiralist. 
February, 
niittee— R. Bell, G. C. Goiigh ,F.G.S., and R. Welch— to arrange the 
details. G. C. Gough prepared a route programme in book form 
illustrated with half tone blocks and a geological map by A. M 'Henry, 
M.R.I A., this containing also descriptive notes on the localities to be 
visited. He also gave little talks at the most interesting points on the 
geological features, these being much appreciated by the visitors. The 
hotel and car arrangements were left to R. Welch, who, owing to a long 
acquaintance with the district, acted as general guide. The party 
numbered about nineteen in all, and crossed over by the Midland route 
via Heysham, leaving Belfast in a specially reserved saloon carriage. 
Larne Harbour was reached in time for breakfast at the Olderfleet Hotel. 
Before starting to walk round the Bankheads, where Trias, Rhsetic, and 
lyias were passed on the wa}' to the cars at Waterloo, the party visited 
the lyarne gravels section at the Aluminium Works, where numbers of the 
lyarne type of rude flint implements were collected. Mounting the cars 
at the red Greensand section, the various cliff and other sections at Bally- 
gally, Ballyrudder, Glenarm, and especially the " slipping village " of 
Stridkilly were examined and photographed by several of the visitors, 
some of whom are well known experts in geological photography. 
Reaching Garron Tower — now a hotel — in time for afternoon tea, the 
time before and after dinner was spent either examining the fine oak- 
carvings in the main rooms or strolling about the shore and paths in the 
woods on the head. Next day the drive was continued past the fine 
cliffs of Garron Point to the Vale of Glenariff, and the many pot-holes 
and waterfalls in the canon in miniature at its head. After tea in the 
Chalet the drive w^as resumed, this time down the north side and through 
the arch at Red Ba3^ where some little time was given to the old sea- 
caves in the Triassic conglomerate. Some members visited also the 
jasper veins in porphyry at Limerick Port, while the remainder went on 
ahead to the Glens of Antrim Hotel, the stopping-place for the night, 
On Sunday, the iith June, a later start than usual was made at 9.30 a.m. in 
wagonettes sent overnight from Ballycastle the next stage on the journe3\ 
A short time was spent at the Old Red conglomerate caves at Cushendun, 
.some of the more active members leaving the vehicles well above the 
viaduct, and tramping across the mountain flank to the road again near 
the watershed above Loughaveema. The lough had unfortunately too 
much water in it to show the whirlpool exit into the underground 
channel. After lunch at the Antrim Arms Hotel, that favourite head- 
quarters for the Irish Field Clubs on their north Antrim visits, some of 
the party rested quietl}^ or strolled down to the strand, a few others 
visiting Kenbane Head, castle and that delightful little sea-glen — 
Plantation Port. On Monday all were astir early, some visiting the 
harbour Chalk quarries before breakfast. Fair Head was the main 
objective for the day, the cars driving as far along the colliery road as 
possible, where the party divided, some driving to Murlougli Bay direct, 
while others walked or scrambled as best they could along the remains 
of the road left after the 1894 cyclone and the heavy cloud-burst of 1902. 
