An attempt has been made during the year to stir up fresh interest in Ireland in the collection of folklore and in the indexing of material already published in local journals or deposited in manuscript in public libraries. A central Committee has been formed in Dublin with Mr. T. J. Westropp, M.R.S.A.I., as secretary, and Miss Ferguson, 22 Dartmouth Square, Dublin, as assistant secretary, and the Committee are endeavouring to organise local committees throughout the country, and to obtain collectors in each district. They are also turning their attention to the preservation of the folk stories in Irish sent in for competition at the local feiseanna, many of which have been lost for lack of interest in their preservation.
The Council have received a gratifying request for affiliation from the Anthropological Society of the University of Oxford. This bids fair to open up a new recruiting ground for members and especially for workers, and necessitates an addition to the Rules of the Society. The opportunity has therefore been taken to revise the rules as a whole, and to add such as experience has shown to be needed for the efficient working of the Society. The amended rules will be submitted for approval and confirmation to a Special General Meeting to be held on i8th January, 1911, immediately after the conclusion of the Annual Meeting.
The Accounts and Balance Sheet for the year 1910 are submitted herewith.
Charlotte S. Burne,
President, 1910.
