1 90 The Irish NaUcralist. [July, 



the eastern or Tipperary shore, one might reasonably expect 

 to gain, at all events, a just idea of the characteristics of the 

 flora. The following outline of each day's itinerary will show 

 what particular sections of the lake-shore were carefully 

 examined. 



Leaving Dublin on the morning of the 24th July, Portumna 

 at the head of the lake was reached, via Parsonstown, early 

 enough in the afternoon to permit of the extreme north- 

 western shore and a few of the smaller islands, including 

 Church Island and the Silver Islands being examined before 

 sunset. The second day, July 25th, was chiefl)- spent on the 

 north-east shore in Tipperary. Coasting along Derry Island, 

 Slevoir Point, and Gortmore, and making frequent landings at 

 the most promising spots, the lake was crossed to Bonnaveen 

 Point on the Galway side, where a further strip of the north- 

 west shore, and a few more of its rock}^ islets were examined 

 before the return to Portumna. The third da}^ July 26th, was 

 a quiet one, spent on land, chiefly on the north-west shore. 

 On the fourth da3% July 27th, the northern end of the lake 

 being fairly well examined, a move was made south by sailing- 

 boat to my second station, Dromineer, at the mouth of the 

 Nenagh river, on the Tipperary shore. On the way, Drominagh 

 Point and the Bounla Islands on the Tipperary side, and the 

 bogs round the mouth of the Woodford river on the Galway 

 side were examined, the day's run b}* water amounting to fully 

 16 miles. On the fifth day, July 2Sth, an early start was made 

 by sailing-boat from Dromineer across the lake to Farrahill 

 Point in Galwa}'. Here Hare Island was visited, and then 

 running north 3 miles, still on the Galway shore, the Horse 

 Islands were explored. Thence a run east was made to 

 Ilaunmore, two miles in circuit and the largest of the lake 

 islands, and having examined this a very laborious row in the 

 teeth of a half gale took us back again to Dromineer, via the 

 Corrikeens, a group of rock}^ islets lying midway between the 

 Tipperary and Galway shores. The next day, July 29th, a 

 move was made across the lake to the third station. Mount 

 Shannon in Galway. Ryan's Point and Freagh Wood on the 

 Tipperary side, and Cribby Island on the Galway side were 

 touched at on the way, and in the afternoon visits were paid 

 to Holy Island (Inishcaltra), Young Island, Bushy Island, and 



