When one of us (M.L.R.) toured Ireland in 1967 in search of remnant stocks of early domestic sheep, like those persisting in the northern and western isles of Scotland, he was confidently informed bji both agricultural and historical authorities that such sheep no longer existed, and indeed none were located. He was later told of the Cladagh sheep of Galway, but only brief mention of this could be made by Ryder (1969). Before the other of us (B.A.N.) visited Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands, in 1971 in search of skeletal material from such sheep she, too, was informed of their non-existence. In the event, about 100 sheep were found on the island, most belonging to the modern Galway breed, with a few of the Kerry type of Scottish Blackface, and even fewer of an indeterminate type with black faces, a black undercoat and, usually, black lambs. A skin of a different sort was supplied by an islander, Mr T. Joyce, and the findings from this are given below. The recently buried carcass of a similar ewe, estimated to be between 16 and 20 years old, was excavated. This had a white face and a short tail, but whether this was naturally short or had been docked could not be determined. The head and limbs were removed and the findings from these are given below. The twin lambs of this dead ewe were white and superficially like the Galway, their sire. According to Mr M. Tracey, the agricultural officer for the area, only Galway rams have been imported into the island for the last 15 years; however, there are feral Blackface males running on the cliff tops. He also located an example of the Cladagh in Connemara. This was an all white animal, short-tailed, comparable in appearance to the Orkney and Shetland type. Other animals were observed on the mainland, including a black, horned, short-tailed ewe and white, horned ewes with brown faces similar to the Manx Loghtan brown.