. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. entioneilthe progress of the corruption of the name Banala believed it : and tells the legend ofhow the round tower was carried off from Eath to Dysert, as told him by one JimmyKishane, and which is virtually the same as that given above. The name of the saint is rendered St. Naul on the label attached to the crosierof Dysert in the collection of the Royal Irish Academy. ( 256 ) Bronze Caldron found at Milkernagh Bog, near Granard, —This fine] cauldron (now in my possession) was found inJune, 1884, under 12 feet of turf, in
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. entioneilthe progress of the corruption of the name Banala believed it : and tells the legend ofhow the round tower was carried off from Eath to Dysert, as told him by one JimmyKishane, and which is virtually the same as that given above. The name of the saint is rendered St. Naul on the label attached to the crosierof Dysert in the collection of the Royal Irish Academy. ( 256 ) Bronze Caldron found at Milkernagh Bog, near Granard, —This fine] cauldron (now in my possession) was found inJune, 1884, under 12 feet of turf, in Milkernagh Bog, near Granard, inthe county Longford. It is made of thin sheets of bronze about 3-8 ofan inch thick. The bottom piece is round, 16^ inches in diameter; thenext row consists of two strips, 2 feet 4 inches long, 3^ inches wide;the second row is formed of three pieces, 1 foot 3 inches, 1 foot 8 inches,and 2 feet 5^ inches long; all of these are S^ inches wide ; the thirdrow has three pieces, each 1 foot 10|^ inches long and 3^ inches Bronze Caldron from Milkernagh Bog, Co. Longford—Side View.(From a Photo by H. A. S. Upton.) The top piece forming the rim has only two pieces, each 2 feet 4 incheslong and 7 inches wide joined together under the handles. These toppieces are narrowed in to form the mouth, and are then spread out forli inches, and finally turned round a bronze ring 19 inches in diameterand f inches thick, thus forming the edge. The top of this rim isornamented with a raised punching from underneath, which is wellshown in the accompanying photographs. The caldron is rivetedtogether with conical bronze rivets about i inch apart, and the plates MISCELLANEA. 257 ulso lap about the same. These conical rivets are undoubtedly forornamentation, as they are placed across many of the bronze plates, thusgiving the idea of a joint. The handles consist of two bronze rings 4^ inches in diameter and^ inch thick ; the eyes which hold them are 1^ inch wide, an
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