ken ny , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 , ▁was ▁app ended ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁edition ▁of ▁his ▁Anti qu ities ▁of ▁Ireland , ▁ 1 8 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 1 , ▁Led wich ▁completed ▁the ▁editing ▁and ▁publication ▁of ▁his ▁friend ▁Francis ▁Gro se ' s ▁Anti qu ities ▁of ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Family ▁A ▁daughter ▁married ▁the ▁bar r ister ▁William ▁R idge way . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 7 3 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 2 3 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 8 th - century ▁Irish ▁histor ians ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Irish ▁histor ians ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁Dublin ▁Category : W rit ers ▁from ▁Dublin ▁( city ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Ann als ▁of ▁Im prob able ▁Research ▁( A IR ) ▁is ▁a ▁b imon th ly ▁magazine ▁devoted ▁to ▁scientific ▁humor , ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁standard ▁academic ▁journal . ▁A IR , ▁published ▁six ▁times ▁a ▁year ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁usually ▁show cases ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁piece ▁of ▁scientific ▁research ▁being ▁done ▁on ▁a ▁strange ▁or ▁unexpected ▁topic , ▁but ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁articles ▁concern ▁real ▁or ▁fict ional ▁abs urd ▁experiments , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁comparison ▁of ▁app les ▁and ▁or anges ▁using ▁inf ra red ▁spect ro sc opy . ▁Other ▁features ▁include ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁ratings ▁of ▁the