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480 recorded) to John Colgan, the author of the"Acta Sanc- torum Hiberniæ."

The task assigned him by Hugh Ward, afforded him an opportunity of procuring many other materials, regard- ing both the civil and ecclesiastical history of his country which he digested into method and order; and with the aid of several skilful antiquarians, whom he employed to assist him, he not only compiled, but enlarged three historical treatises, the titles of which are to be found in Ware. By the assistance likewise of the aforesaid antiquaries (who were Ferfessius O'Mælchonaire, or Coury, Peregrine O'Clery, and Peregrine O'Dubgennan) and receiving occasionally the assistance of others, he compiled and composed a treatise in a convent in Donegal, entitled, " The Annals of Donegal." A work which O'Flaherty, in his Oxygia, taxes with great defects in point of chrono- logy; yet (adds Ware) it is chiefly depended on, and closely followed by Jolin Lynch and Jobn Colgan.

Cleri also arranged and published a dictionary and glos- sary of the most difficult and obsolete words in the Irish language, under the title of "Senasan Nuadh, Louvain, 1643," and died in the course of the same year.

BARRY CLOSE,

a native of Ireland, and an officer to whose eminent talents and strict sense of public duty, the East India Company are deeply indebted. At an early age he em- barked in the service of the company in a military capacity, and in every situation to which he was progressively ad- vanced, was justly pointed out as a model for imitation. For many years he was adjutant-general of the army attached to fort St. George, in which capacity he exhibited talents of so superior and scientific a cast, and acquired so high a military reputation, as to introduce him to the friendship and confidence of General Harris. This valu- able connection afforded him many opportunities during the memorable siege of Seringapatam, of distinguishing