. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. esis [nearly] the same size as the original,which is in the possession of Mr. Lecky of Cork, with the fragment of a bead. The remainder of the gold was sold and melted in Cork and Youghal, and a jeweller who purchased the greater part told me the quantity he had melted, to use his own words, was rather more than the contents of half a coal disc-shaped plates of the same character, doubly pierced in the centre for attachment to the garments as personal ornaments, have been figured and described from time to time. In the Ulst
. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. esis [nearly] the same size as the original,which is in the possession of Mr. Lecky of Cork, with the fragment of a bead. The remainder of the gold was sold and melted in Cork and Youghal, and a jeweller who purchased the greater part told me the quantity he had melted, to use his own words, was rather more than the contents of half a coal disc-shaped plates of the same character, doubly pierced in the centre for attachment to the garments as personal ornaments, have been figured and described from time to time. In the Ulster Journal of Archceology, vol. iv., p. 164, 1856, is a papei- by Kobert M* Adam on Gold discs found in Ireland, with foui- illustrations. One of these from Ballydehob is now in my collection, and with it a massivi circular bronze armlet, 4i inches in diameter, which was broken by the finders, but restored by Miss Swanton of Crownlea (Crann Liath), on whose ground both were discovered in 1844. In the above Paper references are made to Camdens Britannia,. Fig. 2. GOLD ORNAMENTS FOUND NEAU CLOYNE, CO. CORK. 415 1722, DuhJin Penny Journal, 1833, page 244, Collectanea Antiqua,1854, Archoeologia, vol. ii., Transactions, ,^ vol. 6, wherethe finding and description of similar gold plates are described, andon the anthority of Mr. Windele, two others. One of these is thatfrom Castlemnrtyr, described and figured by Croker. The other was inthe possession of the late Mr. Wm. Wrixon Leycester, of Ennisniore,Cork, shortly after whose death I acquired it. It was said to have beenfound at or near Ballyvourney, Macroom, and is a remarkably fine ^^^^-^^^^^^^^yy ->
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