was plundered early in the ninth century from Armagh, by a body of marauders from County Down. This clog an uidheachta is at present in the library of Trinity College, Dublin. The history of this curious relic, accompanied by four tinted lithographic engrav-ings of the bell and its shrine, was written by Dean Reeves. "The bell is composed of two pieces of sheet iron, one of which forms the face, and being turned over at the top, descends about one third at the other side, where it meets the second piece. Both are bent at equal angles along the edge to form the sides of the bell, to which they contri-bute about equally. All the joinings are secured by rivets, and they appear to have been externally coated over with an alloy resembling brass. There is a rude handle at the top, formed of a small bar bent in the middle, and unevenly attached at the ends. The following are the dimen-sions of the bell :-Height, 6 inches; breadth at shoulder, 4¾ ; breadth at foot, 5; depth at top, 1 ½ ; depth at bottom, 3 7/8 ; length of handle 3; height of handle, ½ inch. It is very much corroded, and a hole has been eaten away in one of the sides. Some parts of the ornamental work on the front of the shrine has been removed-as its late owner, when first the article came into his possession, did not think it necessary to place it under lock and key, and his servants occasionally abstracted small portions as charms against diseases and for other superstitious purposes. The dimensions of the case are as follows -Entire height, 10 ½ inches; height to square, 6 ½ ; breadth at top of square, 4 ¾ ; breadth at foot, 5 ¾ ; depth at top of square, 2; depth at bottom, 4. The shrine," continues Dean Reeves, "was executed some time between the years 1091 and 1105." It was in the reign of Flaithbheartach, AD 1031, that the very great bargain used to be got at Armagh, as is evi-dent by the following :- A sesedhach (measure) of oaten grain, Or a third of (a measure of) black red sloes, Or of the acorns of the brown oak, Or of the nuts of the fair hazel hedge- Was got without stiff bargaining At Ardmacha, for one penny. In the time of Primate Maelissa, son of Amalgaid, Arch-bishop of Armagh, AD. 1065, the city was consumed by fire with all its churches, bells, and furniture; and again suffered greatly from a similar calamity in 1091. The Four Masters and Colgan under the year following, inform us that St. Cadroe, the son of a King of the Albanian Scots, studied in the Schools of Armagh, where he acquired a knowledge of Arithmetic, Astronomy, Natural History, &c. The name of "Trian Saxon," then applied to one of the quarters of the city, shews that thus, long before the English invasion, it must have been frequented by a large number of English Students. -1092. The Fort of Ardmacha and its churches were burned on the fourth of the calends of September, and a street of Trian Mor, i.e., the great third or ternal division, and a street of Trian Saxon, i.e., the third of the Saxon, or that division of Armagh in which the Saxon Students resided. In the year following it is also recorded that the city was burned with its churches. -1101. The great Church of Ardmacha is Damhliac in the Annals of Ulster, and Doimliag in those of the Four Masters. Donnchadh ua Leochadha, King of Ulidia, was liberated from fetters by Domhnall, the grandson of Lochlainn, in exchange for his son and foster brother in the Damhliag of Ardmacha, through the intercession of the suc-cessor of Patrick and all his congregation, after they had mutually sworn on the Bachall Isa and the relics of the church. 1105. Domhnall, chief successor of Patrick, removed from Dublin to the Daimhliag of Ardmach where he died on 12th August, and was buried there with great honours. The year following, Celsus, in the 27th year of his age, was promoted to this See. He was a man of profound learning, and exerted great influence both among the clergy and also among the Princes of Ireland. In 1112 he witnessed the destruction of the Arx or Rath-two streets in Trian Massain, and the third part of the district called Tnan Mor by fire, thus recorded. 1112 - "Arx Ardmachana cum templis duae plateae in Trian Massain, et tertiani Trian Mor, incendio devastantur."