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vestigation into the Prehistoric Eemains of the Sand-hills of the 
Coast of Ireland. 
£50 to Professor W. J. Sollas, to assist him in completing his 
Eeport on the Igneous Eocks of Carlingford and County Down. 
£50 to Professor D. J. Cunningham, to assist him in complet- 
ing his Eeport on Brain and Cranial Growth. 
£20 to Professor O'Eeilly to assist him in completing his in- 
vestigations into the Chemical Constitution of the Cambrian Eocks 
of Bray Head. 
The following are amongst the objects added to the collection in 
the Museum since the publication of last Annual Eeport : — 
Gold neclc torque^ found in a bog-drain in Lissadrom, Co. Mayo. 
Bron%e axe-head and rude stone iynplements, from Scariff, Co. Clare. 
Bron%e penannular circlet, recently found in Co. Tyrone. 
Bronze hracelet, hron%e fibula (known as the Cunningham Brooch), 
and Iracelets of silver, from the Londesborough collection. 
Bron%e leaf-shaped sword, from Lough-Gurr, Co. Limerick. 
Ancient leather shoe, from Dromore. 
Slah of wood, with intaglio designs. 
Ancient and rare silver coins. 
Casts from ancient Scottish sculptured stones. 
Inscribed tombstone from graveyard of All-Hallow's Monastery, 
Eathdrum, Co. Wicklow. 
In the Library a considerable amount of work has been done in 
continuation of the Catalogue of pamphlets and broadsides. A valu- 
able Irish language manuscript, on vellum, has during the past year 
been obtained for the Library. 
The Yellow Book of Lecan, the last of the great Irish MSS. which 
the Council propose to reproduce in facsimile, is now in hands ; and it is 
hoped that a large proportion of the work will be completed in the 
summer of the present year. 
During the present session the Eev. Dr. MacCarthy delivered the 
first series of his lectures as the Academy's Todd Professor. 
In compliance with the request of the University of Bologna, the 
Academy appointed the President as Eepresentative at the celebration 
of the Octo-Centenary of that University, which was held in May, 
