ii PREFACE. 



Kilhirny * lake ; nor can Europe (hew a na- 

 tural wonder equal to the Gianfs Caufeway 

 in the north of Ireland, 



The excellence and number of our fprings 

 (whether medicinal or incrufting) are well 

 known to common inquirers. 



Our minerals are as great in quantity, as 

 rich in quality : of gold, indeed, we cannot 

 produce many fpecimens, yet fufficient to 

 fhew that it is found in this ifland -f* ; but 

 filvcr is found in great abundance in our lead 

 ores, and veins of native filver in the copper 

 ore of Miickrusy on the lake of Kilkrny, 

 The haematites iron ores of Cumberlandy and 

 the beautiful columnar iron ores of the forefh 

 of Dearly are fufficient to difplay our riches 

 in that ufeful commodity. No country pro- 

 duces fo great a quantity of tin as Cornwall ; 

 and that county, and feveral others in the 

 north have been long noted for their inex- 

 jiauflible veins of copper 3 nor lefs famous 



* In the county o^ Kerry. 



t That our country produces gold, appears in Dr. Borlafe^i 

 Hiftory o^ Cortiavall, p. 214, So late as the year 1753, feveral 

 pieces were found in what the miners call fireani tin ; one 

 fpecimen was as thick as a goofe quill ; others weighed to 

 the value of fcventeen Ihillings, twenty-feven Ihillings, and 

 '.nother even to the value of three guineas. 



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