rchabiliLuUuu of ,local loyalties and it may be said tihai nowhere is · this more evident than in the Council Chamber ,at Lifford. The Council h2s already re-est~blished a Sub-Cornmittte under the National 1:\fonument.s' Act of 1931 and if tangible results do not flow the fault wUI not lie on the Councillors. \Ve take this opportunity of thanking thEm for the small but adequate token grant 1which tr.ey passed to the Sub-Committee and we can assure them that no member of the Donegal Historical Society, on their Sub-Commiiifvee, has .any wish 1o add to the incidence of local taxation bEyond the amoiunt granted, namely £60. The greatest benefit which shouJtd flow f:!:om the Sub-CommiUee is tha't of our having represenh1'tion on a statutory body which can treat, on terms of equality and recognition, with government dEipartments, 1.such ·as Board of Works, and with government sponsored organisations, such as t:he now Tou:ist Companies. Already we can claim some credit for making the Druid Stone Circle at .Beltany a natio.~al monument and we are, at present, e:.--:.gaged upon a comprehensive 1surv€y of the historical and -archaeological remains of the County. \Ve should like to pay tribute to the cordial relations which exist betvveen our SociE.ty and the County Libr1arie13' Committee. This is refleckd in the many ,ex::iibitions whkh we arranged together t1:,rough:out the County and the "Donegal collections of books, rr:arx:srcriptiS and maps," to which cor.stant .additions are being made by purchase a~l.d donation. This ·good work wa:s begun by Mr. Macintyre and the enthusiasm of !his succe1ss:or, Mr. O,Connor, hc:1s now made the County L~braries !a very vital factor in the ~ultural lif.e of the County. We should be guilty of ,a grave discourtesy were we to overlook the part played by the Cou:ity Ma:iager in the developmen~ of the Donegal Historical Society. Frnm its inception he has taken the k.eenest interest in every aspect of its activities and found time, in t1he n;icst of his many onerous duties, to take office, as PrEs.:dent o:f the SO!ciety, 1when the fruits of his w1de and solidly founded adJmini!strative ability were m·ost neede:l. Our Society is. deeply indebted fo Mr. MacLochlainn. We also take this opportunity of acknowledging our very best thanks to the Council of trhe Royal Sdciety .of Antiqutaries, Ireland, for allowing us fo print reproductions of the food v-Efssels "Lound at Bunnymain. Our gratitude is al1so extended to authors of the many papers ipuhlished in this, and previovts publications of our Society. If 1the Doire.gal Annual mee,t1s 1w~ith your a9proval the:1 a large share of thanks must go to (Mr. Cecil King of Ballytshannon, who has cOJme to om aid as Honorary Business Manager of the Annual. Throug1h hi(s g-enerosi ty we w.ere 1able to .complete the first .v.olume of our publications. Through his intelligent •co-operation the fh1st ni:n:il::er of our s-cc0r.d volt.:me is now in your hands. And finally may we be permitted to commend to our readers the 1a dvertiseiments which appear in our p!ages. J. C. T. MacDONAGI-L Hon. Editor. 289
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