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 rc!)acoIoctical ^IntcII it(cncc. PEIMEVAL PERIOD, We have frequently been indebted to Mr. Edward Hoare, of Cork, for valuable information regarding the remarkable objects of antiquity dis- covered in Ireland. By the kindness of that gentleman we have recently been favoured with representations of several most curious and choice specimens of ancient workmanship in the precious metals. They comprise a reraark- GOLD ARMILLA; FOUND AT VIEGINIA, CO. CAVAN. able " lunette or gorget" of gold, the smallest hitherto foimd in Ireland, measuring about 6'|in. in diameter, and the breadth at the widest part nearly 1 J, in.; weight 16 dwts. 15 grs. It is curiously engraved with bands of zigzag lines. This interesting object is preserved in the museum of Mr. Anthony, at Piltown ; it bears much resemblance to the gorget figured in Mr. Birch's memoir on tiie Tore of the Celts, Archrcological Journal, vol. iii. p. 35. A