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jccted. But now I have arrived at what seems to be a tolerably satis- 

 factory map upon which to base the Cybele Hibernica. It is founded 

 upon the same principles as those adopted by Mr. Watson, namely, an 

 arrangement which will keep the localities occupied by the peculiar 

 Floras distinct, and will divide the rest of the country in a tolerably 

 natural manner. The coast, with the mountains which usually are 

 found near to it, is separated from the interior, and, where it could be 

 done, the counties drained by each large river are formed into a pro- 

 vince. This was scarcely possible in the case of the Shannon, and, there- 

 fore, it has been mado the boundary of threo provinces. The plan 

 adopted by Mr. Watson is also followed in another respect, by retaining 

 the county boundaries as those of the ultimate subdivisions, except in 

 a few cases, whore a large county is divided into two vice-counties. 



The following are proposed as the provinces and counties, or vice- 

 counties of Ireland. They are numbered continuously from the list of 

 provinces and counties used by Mr. Watson, and described in his 

 " Cybele Britanniea," vol. iii., pages 526-528. Where possible, names 

 are taken from the rivers draining the provinces, or from the coast upon 

 which they are placed. 



Provinces. 



XIX. South Atlantic 

 XX. Blackwater. 

 XXI. Barrow. 

 XXII. Leinster Coast. 

 XXIIl*. Liffey and Bovm. 

 XXIV. Lower Shannon. 



XXV. Upper Shannon. 

 XXVI. North Atlantic 

 XXVII. North Connafght. 

 XXVIII. Erne. 

 XXIX. Donegal. 

 XXX. Ulster Coast. 



Subdivision of the above Provinces into Counties and Vice- Counties. 



XIX. South Atlantic — 113. South Kerry; 114. North Kerry; 

 115. South Cork. 



XX. Blackwater.— 116. North Cork; 1 1 7. Waterford ; 118. South 

 Tipperary. 



XXI. Barrow 119. Kilkenny; 120. Carlow; 121. Queen's Co. 



XXII. Leinster Coast.— 122. Wexford; 123. Wicklow. 



XXIII. LrFFET andBo yne.— 124. Kildare; 125. Dublin; 126.Meath; 

 127. Louth. 



XXIV. Lower Shannon.— 128. Limerick; 129. Clare; 130. East 

 Galway. 



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