so THE LATE EAP.L OF DrxnAVi:X.

Ill 1851, Lord Adarc retired from Parliament, and though an occasional visitor at his motlicr's lioiiso of Dunravcn, he took httle share in county or, indeed, in pubhc business, until the death of his father, in 1850. Avhicli was folloAved by his own elevation to the Ihitish Peerage in 186'6. Lord Dnnraven contributed largely to an account of Adarc, and of the very remarkable objects of antiquity, ecclesias- tical and military, contained within its demesne and iiume- diate neighbourhood. The volume, entitled ' ]remorials of Adare,' was in part written, and privately printed, by his mother, in lsG5. Her son's part in it is a pattern of what sucli histories should be. The descriptions and family de- tails are minute, but they arc treated, as far as possible, rather as a chapter in the history of the country, than as a piece of local topography or family genealogy. In 18G6, died Dr. Petrie, whose loss fell heavily upon Lord Dunraven, tliau whom no one more thoroughly appre- ciate<l or was more completely in accord with that most amiable and excellent man, as much beloved in private as he was respected in public life. Upon Dr. Petrie's death, Lord Dunravcn, with other friends, formed a committee for the better sale of his collec- tions and for the publication of his hitherto unptiblisheil writings. In this he took a very great interest, and finally lie deciiled to take upon himself the completion of Dr. Petrie's 'Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland,' and in the execution of tliis purpose he was engaged four 3'-cars in visiting various ]iarts of that country and causing- j)hotograi)hs to be made of the chief remains, and in taking measurements and making plans, often with liis own hnnil. This labour of love lie did not live to accomjilish ; but, by his will, ho left a considerable sum for the jjiiblication of the photographs, pro})osing thus to shed light upon the early ecclesiastical remains of his country and upon some of the most remarkable of the ])rehistoric forts. The care of this work lie is nndi-rstood to have bc- (jueathcd to Ins aeeomplisheil friend, Mi.ss Stokes, whoso (■(jiting (f Dr. I'etrio's ' (Jiiristian Inscriptions in ho Irish Language,' ])r(nes her competence well to discharge the trust laid upon her. In IHfif), lioi'd Dnnraven was again Presid<*nt of (he (!am- biian Archa-ological Association, which then met at I'riilgend. Tiii.s wa.s his last appearance in his own county, and, indeed,