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A year in the life: 1864
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January |
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Items obtained from Robert Day Irish collection |
PRM accession book |
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January |
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Lane Fox elected to Kilkenny Archaeological Society |
Chapman, 1981: 114 |
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January |
28 |
Lane Fox elected member of Archaeological Institute |
Chapman, 1981: 131 from Committee Meetings of Archaeological Institute |
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February |
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March |
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April |
6 |
Lane Fox's first active participation in Cuvierian Society |
Twohig, 1987: 40 |
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April |
12, 14 or 15 |
Lane Fox's 37th birthday |
See 1827 for uncertainty about birthdate |
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April |
30 |
Lane Fox visits Kilcrea Fort, Ireland for first time |
Chapman, 1981: 114; exact date given in Twohig, 1987: 43 |
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May |
4 |
Lane Fox and Caulfield report to meeting of Cuvierian Society on their visit to Kilcrea Fort |
Twohig, 1987: 43 |
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May |
9 |
Lieutenant-Colonel Lane Fox promoted to be a mounted officer in the Guards. His post as Assistant Quartermaster became vacant as a consequence. |
The Morning Post 9 May 1864 |
There seems to be some problem with him and these posts as he was not supposed to hold both, but did |
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May |
11 |
Caulfield investigates Lisnarah ring fort Loughane |
PRM accession book |
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May |
14 |
Items from Wiltshire acquired |
PRM accession book |
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May |
17-18 |
Caulfield investigates Lisnarah ring fort Loughane on 17th and reports to Cuvierian Society on 18th |
Twohig, 1987: 43 |
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May |
30 |
Items from Wiltshire acquired |
PRM accession book |
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May |
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Item[s] acquired from Robert Day |
PRM accession book |
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June |
2 |
Elected to Society of Antiquaries |
Thompson, 1977: 32, 123; Chapman, 1981: Chapter 3; Twohig, 1987: 40 |
On basis of his 'attachment to the study of Antiquities especially ancient arms and armour'. One of his proposers was Henry Christy |
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June |
11, 13 |
Items obtained from Wiltshire |
PRM accession book |
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June |
13 |
Lane Fox resigns as deputy Quartermaster General in Cork on becoming Mounted Officer in Grenadier Guards |
Manchester Guardian 13 June 1864 |
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June |
21 or 24 |
Lane Fox and Caulfield examine Ovens caves, Carrigane |
Twohig, 1987: 35 and 43 |
NB different dates given in two pages |
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June |
No days |
Items acquired from County Antrim |
PRM accession book |
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July |
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August |
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September |
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October |
No days |
Items obtained from Toome, Antrim Ireland |
PRM accession book |
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November |
8 |
Lane Fox attends wedding of Katherine Stanley at Alderley |
Manchester Guardian 9 November 1864 |
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November |
13 |
Item obtained from James Brown collection |
PRM accession book |
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November |
30 |
Item obtained from Wiltshire |
PRM accession book |
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December |
17 |
Fifth son, Douglas, born in Cork |
Thompson, 1977: 123 |
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Lane Fox in County Antrim where obtains many archaeological objects |
PRM accession book |
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Excavations Ireland Coolowen Farm, Kilcrea castle, Lisnahara Fort. |
Bowden, 1991: 61-3 |
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First excavations by Lane Fox with Richard Caulfield, President of Cork Cuverian Society at raths near Cork |
Bowden, 1991: 61 |
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