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Royal Irish Academy, 
£50 to Professor Haddon, to assist him in the investigation of 
•Coral Eeefs. 
£10 to Colonel W. G. Wood-Martin, in aid of the Exploration of 
the newly-discovered Crannog Site in the county of Meath. 
£60 to a Committee consisting of Rev. "W. S. Green, Mr. J. 
Wright, Dr. C. B. Ball, and Dr. E. P. Wright, to continue the 
Deep Sea investigations to the 1000 fathom depth off the South 
Coast of Ireland. 
In the past year the study of Celtic has been advanced by 
the publication of the Lectures of the Todd Professor, during his 
tenure of office in the years 1885-1887. As his successor in this 
office, the Hev. Dr. McCarthy has been appointed, and he will, it is 
hoped, deliver his first series of Lectures during the incoming 
Academic year. 
The Council have to regret that more progress has not been made 
with the Annals of Ulster, of which the first volume, however, is 
now available to the public, having been issued by the Stationery 
Office. 
On a motion of Mr. Gilbert, it was referred to the Council to pre- 
pare a Beport in expression of their opinion as to the practicability of 
attempting to obtain translations of the Facsimiles of Irish MSS., 
already published by the Academy ; but the Council, after consider- 
ing the subject, felt that it was too important to be hurried over in 
the end of the Council session, and therefore recommend the comple- 
tion of the inquiry to the incoming Council. 
Amongst the numerous additions to the Library made during the 
past year are — a large series of publications presented by the trustees 
of the British Museum ; a number of volumes from the iN'atural 
History Department of the British Museum, South Kensington; 
Catalogue of the Medusse of the Australian Seas, &c., presented by tlie 
trustees of the Australian Museum, &c. 
During the past year several objects, some of considerable anti- 
quarian interest, have been added to the collection of the Museum. 
They comprise implements of bronze, wood, stone ; portion of a bell 
shrine with leather case ; a unique gilt bronze ornament, found in 
the Co. Antrim ; an ancient bottle and leather purse, Co. Mayo ; and 
an iron cauldron of remarkable workmanship, found near a crannog 
in the Co. Cavan. 
