134 MUNSTEE SALMON-EIVERS. 



and small topping for tail. Wings, brown mallard 

 and fibres of the sword-feather of the peacock's 

 tail. Hooks, as before. 



At a place called Bush-mill on this river, there 

 is established a salmon-fishing club on liberal 

 principles. Any gentleman recommended to it 

 will be amicably received by its members, and 

 every facility they can give or procure afforded to 

 him for the enjoyment of sport. 



jnicjS f0r ti)c E0toer 23IadfetDatcr. 



I now come to the best rivers of the extreme 

 south and south-west of Ireland, viz. those of the 

 counties Cork and Kerry. They are good rivers, 

 and I hope the Salmon Fisheries' Act of 1848, 

 has much improved them. I am the more anxious 

 for a consummation of this sort, as I am fully 

 convinced of the good that would result to the 

 province of Munster, from its having well pre- 

 served salmon-rivers situated at a trajet of thirty 

 hours' duration from the British metropolis. The 

 good would be manifold — commercial and social, 

 profitable and pleasing — reciprocally so to warm- 

 hearted, hospitable Celt, and munificent Saxon. 

 May we see them for the future more frequently 

 together on the romantic banks of the beautiful 



