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XLYIII. 
SECOND EEPOET ON THE PREHISTORIC REMAINS FROM 
THE SANDHILLS OE THE COAST OE IRELAND. By W. J. 
KNOWLES. (PLi^TEs XXII., XXIII., XXIY.) 
[Eead January 12, 1891.] 
Since furmsHng my last Report/ I have spent the leisure time of 
two seasons in endeavouring to extend our knowledge in reference 
to sandhills in Ireland which contain prehistoric remains. I have 
been round the greater part of the coast of Donegal, with some success, 
and I have also been along the coasts of Sligo and Mayo, as far as 
Westport and Achill Island, making two visits to some places, but as 
yet I have not succeeded in finding sandhills containing such remains 
as I was in search of farther south than Killala. Altogether I have 
found three important stations, and some minor places in addition to 
those mentioned in my last Report, and might have had a larger list 
to record if I could have obtained any assistance or information from 
the people of the various neighbourhoods. The kind of investigation 
I was engaged in was new, and appeared to the people simple and 
frivolous. No one took any interest in sandhills, or could understand 
why I was inquiring after them. I had, therefore, to make a personal 
search, first for the sandhills, and then to see if they contained any 
relics. In this way a great deal of time was wasted, which under the 
circumstances could not be avoided ; and I was, therefore, obliged to go 
on patiently, and be satisfied if I had one success amidst a great many 
disappointments. In addition to the search for new places I have 
done some digging at Whitepark Bay, one of the most productive sites, 
and have visited other places mentioned in my last Report for the 
purpose of determining questions of interest. My first tour was round 
the southern coast of Donegal, and though the results were rather 
meagre, still I found one small prehistoric station at Eintragh, and 
obtained other important information respecting the distribution of 
flint. All round the shore I found flint stones, some of which were 
two or three pounds in weight. Near Donegal town, among glaciated 
1 Antea, p. 173. 
