Church Temporalities Act in 1869, many of these structures came to be vested in the Board of Works, which then took over the duty of conserving them, appointing Thomas Newenham Deane Inspector of National Monuments in March 1875. This relieved the Society of its responsibilities in active preservation of buildings, although it continued to participate by drawing the Board's attention to individual cases. Museum The Society's interest in preservation was also reflected in the museum it built up of objects donated by various members, as well as those objects found during the archaeological excavations it carried out itself. Many items from the Museum subsequently became part of the collections of the National Museum of Ireland. Preservation through illustration The Society achieved its aim of illustration of antiquities, not only through the published Journal, which from its creation contained both lithographs and engravings (and later photographs), but also by a comprehensive effort to photograph the antiquities of the 32 counties of Ireland. Publications The RSAI publishes an annual peer-reviewed Journal, generally abbreviated as JRSAI. Governance The affairs of the Society are conducted by the elected President, Officers and Council (all of whose services are voluntary). Presidents The following have served as Presidents of the Society: See also List of Antiquarian Societies References External links Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Journal Contents from 1860 1849 establishments in Ireland Learned societies of Ireland Historical societies based in the Republic of Ireland Historiography of Ireland Antiquarians Seanad nominating bodies