Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . it is supposed was used by travellersbetween Carriekfergus, Shanes Castle, and Dunluce Castle. Bally -hutherland bog is one of a chain of bogs which extends for about4 miles, and covers an area of over 1,000 acres. On the banks ofBallyhutherland bog a number of remains of a landing stage havebeen discovered. These include some dug-out canoes and paddles,a number of wooden tubs, and a number of flint implements. Withregard to the book, I may say that I found it when cutting turf,at the depth of four feet in the upper or brown strata of bo
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . it is supposed was used by travellersbetween Carriekfergus, Shanes Castle, and Dunluce Castle. Bally -hutherland bog is one of a chain of bogs which extends for about4 miles, and covers an area of over 1,000 acres. On the banks ofBallyhutherland bog a number of remains of a landing stage havebeen discovered. These include some dug-out canoes and paddles,a number of wooden tubs, and a number of flint implements. Withregard to the book, I may say that I found it when cutting turf,at the depth of four feet in the upper or brown strata of bog. Sincethen the lot and other surrounding lots have been all cut away,without anything being found of this nature. Hoping the abovedetails may be of use to you. The book, which is shown closed in figure 1, measures 8J inchesin length, and 3 inches in breadth ; it has a depth of 1| inches. Itis composed of six leaves, each about J of an inch thick. ProfessorA. Henry, , , examined the leaves, and is of opinion Plate XIV] [To face page 160. WOODEN BOOK FOUND NEAE SPEINGMOUNT BOG 161 that the wood from which they were made is yew. It agreeswell in external appearance with a piece of bog-yew from Clonadin Kings County ; and a microscopical examination of a minutefragment showed it to be similar in structure to yew. The leaves, which are grooved out about ^6th of an inch, leavinga margin of about J-f of an inch all round, are waxed and inscribedon both sides, with the exception of the two outer leaves ; these arewaxed on the inner side only. Each leaf is pierced with two holeson the upper side ; the apertures being respectively 1J inches, andJ of an inch, from the ends. A tongue of leather was passed throughthese holes to keep the leaves in position. Leather bands, of whichone only remains, were apparently placed round each end of thebook. To these was attached a strap to enable the book to be slunground the shoulders of the person who carried it. The strap, whichis f
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