The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Volumes 56-57The Society, 1926 |
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Page v - Council wish it to be distinctly understood that they do not hold themselves responsible for the statements and opinions contained in the Papers read at the Meetings of the Society, and here printed, except so far as No.
Page 78 - Roll of the Society. The President referred to the great loss sustained by the Society by the death of Mr.
Page 34 - He pleaded not guilty and was tried by a jury which found him guilty on the two first counts, but upon whom he drew the knife they knew not.
Page 68 - THIS Society, instituted to preserve, examine, and illustrate the Ancient Monuments of the History, Language, Arts, Manners and Customs of the past as connected with Ireland, was founded as The Kilkenny Archaeological Society in 1849.
Page 128 - These fruits, when they arrive at just maturity, and are of a good kind, afford the most vigorous nourishment to the minds of men. I reflected further on the intellectual leaves before mentioned, and found almost as great a variety among them, as in the vegetable world.
Page 92 - A hosting by Richard Bingham, ie, by that lord of the province of Connacht, to Lower Connacht, on which occasion he exacted hostages from O'Ruairc, and took Baile-in-mhuta, and plundered the Corann, and carried off Cathal Og, son of Cathal Dubh Mac Donnchadha, as a hostage, after all that was destroyed in Corann ; and the lord over Corann at that time was Aedh, son of Cairbre Mac Donnchadha.
Page 28 - ... example, being often nearly or quite destitute of microbes), and the same is true of the atmosphere at high altitudes and in midocean. Even the expired air of the human lungs is quite free from germs. It is impossible to conceive of any other source or sources of disease in the atmosphere than microbes. On the other hand, there is no difficulty in supposing that the ground air, rising and mingling with the ordinary atmosphere, especially in periods ^of low barometer; the gaseous exhalations of...
Page 11 - Griffon, an animal fabled to have the body of a lion and the head, wings and claws of an eagle, and to be strong enough to carry off sheep and cattle.
Page iii - Secretary, at least once a year, on all Antiquarian Remains discovered in their districts, to investigate Local History and...