Proceedings of the Natural History Society of Dublin: 1849-1855, Volume 1The Society, 1860 |
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Page 12 - Bellairs in the chair. The minutes of the preceding meeting having be,en read, the subject of the joint meeting at Peterborough of the Architectural Societies of Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire, and Leicestershire was discussed.
Page 5 - Esq., in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been submitted and confirmed, the advertisement calling the meeting was read.
Page 84 - Up and down ! Up and down ! From the base of the wave to the billow's crown, And amidst the flashing and feathery foam The Stormy Petrel finds a home, — A home, if such a place may be, For her who lives on the wide, wide sea, On the craggy ice, in the frozen air, And only seeketh her rocky lair To warm her young, and to teach them to spring At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing...
Page 106 - ... time, being very thirsty, he must go and lie open-mouthed over a running stream, the noisier the better, when the newts, dying of thirst, and hearing the music of the water, cannot resist the temptation, but come forth to drink, and of course you take care they do not get back again. The dry ask, in addition to this bad character, is also supposed to be endowed with the power of the " evil eye," children and cows exposed to its gaze wasting away.
Page 105 - There are several of them curious and interesting, as having a connexion with the religious belief of the former inhabitants of this country, and are now fast dying away. In almost every part of the country we find these animals looked on with disgust and horror, if not with dread ; this arises from two superstitions : one of them, common to great part of Ireland, relating chiefly to the animal in its aquatic state, and which in the county of Dublin has earned for it the names of man-eater and man-keeper;...
Page 85 - ... alive or recently killed, is indispensable. Less confusion would arise among authors if they would occasionally abandon their accustomed walks, their studies, and their museums, and seek correct knowledge in the only place where it is to be obtained — in the grand temple
Page 105 - ... if not with dread ; this arises from two superstitions : one of them, common to great part of Ireland, relating chiefly to the animal in its aquatic state, and which in the county of Dublin has earned for it the names of man-eater and man-keeper; though the dry ask of the county of Dublin, that is, the animal in its terrestrial stage, is supposed to be equally guilty with the first-mentioned, in the habit of going down the throats of those people who are so silly as either to go to sleep in the...
Page 16 - Stevenson, president, in the chair. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr.
Page 125 - ... protect them.'' Mr. Andrews then alluded to the great interest of the vivarium which some years since had been formed and kept up by Mr. Bland, of Derriquin Castle, Kenmare Bay. In an inlet, guarded by reefs of rocks in Sneem harbour, a strong barrier of stones had been closely formed across the entrance, but through which every tide flowed and ebbed, leaving a sufficiency of water within. In this, mullet, whiting, bream, soles, and plaice succeeded best — haddock also did well, but gurnards...
Page 62 - ... share with me the toils of life will not be ashamed to own, and because I know it will gladden the hearts of my parents, Hence it has always been my greatest care to let no line go before the public that could have an evil influence, but to endeavor as much as possible to exalt and ennoble the soul. How far I have succeeded it is not for me to judge.