“ Patrick Weston Joyce, LL.D., Trinity College, Dublin, in his 87th year.
Dr. Joyce was perhaps best known by reason of his authorship of "The Origin and History of Irish Names of Places," of which the third volume was published just about a fortnight before his last illness, some five weeks ago. Dr. Joyce was born at Limerick, and after being educated at private shools entered the service of the Commissioners of National Education in Ireland. He served te Board in various capacities until 1874, when he was appointed a professor of the Commissioners' training college in Marlborough-street. ”