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Proceedings of frisk Societies. 
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Ascending the head at Carrickmore Port, the cliffs, Rathlin Island, and 
the lough on the head with its fine stone crannoge, received attention. 
The Grey Man's Path, and its formation along a fault plane was described 
by the guide, the party making their way down the rift in the cliffs 
above M'Cary's farm into Murlougli Bay. After tea at Miss Clarke's 
cottage, she kindly showed the ladies the carding and spinning of wool. 
Most reluctantly all took their farewell of Murlougli — the more active 
members climbed to the cliff sections^ the others taking the path up 
through the woods and glen to the cars. On Tuesday an early start was 
made to enable those who wished to return home that night to do so via 
Portrush. Carrick-a- rede was seen from the road, Mr. Gough pointing 
out the interesting geological features, and the party descended to the 
shore at Ballintoy harbour for the caves, Whitepark Ba}-, and the 
kitchen-middens. Here the party broke into two, the majority returning 
to Ballycastle for an extra day or two, during which they again visited 
Murlough Bay, and the minority going on to the Causeway, including a 
visit to the cliff path, the White Rocks, and the altered Lias at Portrush. 
Dining in the train, the first contingent crossed the Channel on the 
way home on Tuesday night, the remainder on Thursday night, all 
having enjoyed ideal summer weather for the entire visit. The Chair- 
man and his family afterwards visited Ballycastle for a month, and some 
other members with their families propose to do so this coming season. 
NOTES. 
The Use of the word "British." 
I quite agree with Professor Carpenter that some agreement is 
required among scientific folk as to the use of the word ** British." 
Science has been defined as exact knowledge, yet here is a word used 
daily in different senses by naturalists. We have a London Catalogue 
of British Plants," "Illustrated Manual of British Birds," &c., &c., British 
here referring to the British Isles ; while on the other hand we read 
" Bibliographical Index of British and Irish Botanists," or (to show that 
this use of the term is not confined to scientific men), ^* British and Irish 
Steam Packet Company." The use of the word in this double sense is 
clearly undesirable. As to which of the two meanings of the word 
ought to be adopted, there is not much choice. If we use the word in its 
wider sense of " belonging to the British Isles," we are then left w ithout 
a term for " belonging to Great Britain," which is little less than a 
reduclio ad absurduin. It seems clear, then, that, as advocated by Prof. 
Carpenter, the word should be used in its latter and restricted sense ; and 
the suggested use of the word ' Britannic" for the wider sense seems to 
me to get us out of a serious difficulty, and to offer no ground for ob- 
jection. 
R. IvI^OYD PRAKG«R. 
Dublin. 
