President-H. R. SANDBACH, Esq.

General Committee.

The Presidents of present and past years; the President-Elect; the Vice-Presidents; the Treasurer; the General and Local Secretaries, with the following:

C. C. Babington, Esq., M.A., F.R.S., F.S.A., Chairman.

Worthington G. Smith, Esq., F.L.S.

Corresponding Secretaries.

France-M. H. Gaidoz, 22, Rue Servandoni, Paris.
Scotland-Joseph Anderson, Esq., Edinburgh.
Ireland-Rev. J. Graves, M.A., Inisnag, Stonyford, Kilkenny.
Cornwall-C. Barham, M.D., Truro.

LOCAL SECRETARIES.

Anglesey-Rev. W. Wynn Williams, M.A., Menaifron, Dwyvan, Llanfair, Anglesey
Rev. R. Williams Mason, M.A., Llanerch y Medd, Anglesey.
J. Lloyd Griffith, Esq., M.A., Holyhead.

Carnarvonshire-T. Love D. Jones-Parry, Esq., M.A., M.P.,
Denbighshire-Rev. Elias Owen, M.A., Rathin.

Rev. D. Hughes, M.A., Ruthin.

Flintshire-Rev. E. Tudor Owen, M.A., Rhyl,

Madryn Park.

Merionethshire-Evan Parry Jones, Esq., Blaenau, Festiniog.
Montgomeryshire-Rev. D. P. Lewis, M.A., Llandrinio, Oswestry.
Rev. Canon Williams, M.A., Llanfyllin.

Brecknockshire-Rev. Prebendary Garnons Williams, M.A., Abercamlais, Brecon.
J. R. Cobb, Esq., Brecon.

Carmarthenshire-Rev. Aaron Roberts, M. A., Llangadoc, R.S.O.

Rev. Benjamin Williams, Abergwenol, Llandovery.

Cardiganshire-R. D. Jenkins, Esq., Cardigan.

Glamorganshire-Rev. John Griffith, M.A., Merthyr Tydfil.

J. T. Dilwyn Llewelyn, Esq., Ynysgerwyn, Neath. Pembrokeshire-F. Lloyd- Philipps, Esq., M.A., Penty Park, Haverfordwest. Rev. J. Tombs, B.A., Burton, Haverfordwest.

Radnorshire-R. W. Banks, Esq., Kington, Herefordshire.

Monmouthshire-T. D. Roberts, Esq., The Grove, Malpas, Newpor

Herefordshire--James Davies, Esq., Hereford.

Shropshire-R. K. Penson, Esq., F.S.A., Ludlow,

Cheshire-E. Williamson, Esq., Daisy Bank, Congleton.

CAMBRIAN ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION.

THE Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held at Fishguard on Monday, 13th August, and four following days, under the presidency of C. E. G. Philipps, Esq. The Committee will meet on Monday evening at 8.30 p.m.; the Public Meeting at 9 p.m.; Inaugural Address by the President.

PROGRAMME OF EXCURSIONS.

TUESDAY.-Puncheston Church, Castell Bythe-Church and Tumulus, Castell Hendre-St. Byrnach's Well and Oratory Church, Moat, and Castell at New Moat-Roman Station (AD VICESSIMUM ?)-Ambleston Church Spittal Church, Inscribed Stone (EVALI FILI DENCUI CUNIOVENDE MATER EJUS?) - Rath-Little Trefgarn, Inscribed Stone (HOGTIVIS FILI DEMETI Ogam NOGTENE?)-Gibbricks Ford, quare Cae bricks-Site of Roman Villas-Wolf's CastleSt. Dogwell's Church-Lettarston Church-Calvary Cross, Image of Letard.

WEDNESDAY.-Cromlech at Penrhyn-Llanwnda Church, Ancient Crosses-Landing-place of the French in 1797— Castell Llanmawr-Tref Asser Camp-Castell Poeth Llanferran-St. Nicholas Church and Inscribed Stone TUNC DAARI HIC JACIT Cromlech-Granston ChurchJordanston Church-Camp at Hendre Ganol-Manor-owen— Fishguard Church and Neighbourhood.

CETACE

THURSDAY.-Through the Valley of the Gwaen-Llanllawer Church-Ruined Churches of Llanychllydog and

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Pontfaen (see Archeologia Cambrensis, 1865)-Sculptured Crosses -Saint's Well-Cilgwyn Church Cromlech at Pentre Evan Cwm Gloyn, Ogam Inscribed Stone, VITALINI EMERETO Nevern Church Cross Newport Church-Castle-Cromlech-Carreg-y-Cof-Dinas Entrench

ment - Bwlch Mawr Camp.

NOTE. A Sub-Section of the Society should return over Carn Englyn, to observe the many British remains.

FRIDAY.-Mathry Church-Cromlech near Llanrian Church-Tre Prior-Wann-y-beddau-St. David's Cathedral and Palace, etc.--St. Nun's Chapel-St. Justinian's Chapel-Supposed Site of MENAPIA-Whitchurch, St. Edrin's Church-Cromlech - Llanstinan Church-Fishguard.

Members desiring to be present at this Meeting should give the earliest intimation of their intention to Rev. J. Lloyd Jones, Fishguard, one of the Local Secretaries, in order that lodging and carriage accommodation may be secured.

Members from a distance will "book" to Haverfordwest, where carriages will be retained to meet the afternoon and evening trains, and drive to Fishguard.

Archaeologia Cambrensis.

FOURTH SERIES-VOL. XIV, NO. LIV.

APRIL 1883.

THE CELTIC ELEMENT IN THE LANCASHIRE DIALECT.

(Continued from p. 13, vol. xiv, 4th Series.)

LANC. CELTIC.

Paup, to move about awkwardly
(F.)
Paut, to potter, to do work in an
idle, slovenly way' (P.); (cf.
paut, to push at anything. Clevel.);
Prov. Sw. päta, to poke
Pair, a ludicrous word for "hand";
O. Fr. poue, poe, foot of an animal
Pair-paw, an exclamation of nurses
in removing the dirty clothes of
young children

Paum, to rear up; used of horses
(Com.)

Pay, to beat, to punish
Peak, to pry; peedle, to look slily
about; peark, to peep, to pry in-
quisitively; pee, to squint, to take

aim

Peeart, Pert, brisk, cheerful, as a child recovering from sickness, insolent

Peddle, light easy employment; v. to trifle, to be busy about small things or small details; piddle, id.;2 Fr. petit

1 Paut or part, means also to push, to kick (P. B., p. 10).

2 Cf. Arm. pitoul, friand, delicat; pitoula, se nourrir de friandises, to

live on tid-bits.

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