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after reaching the new road at Kylemore, I turned into the old road 

 to Tully, which place I reached at 3.50, having left Maam at 10.20. 

 After dinner I went as far as the old castle at Renvyle, and then 

 examined the coast. I found the hairy variety of Solanum Dulcamara 

 mentioned in "Flora Hibernica." There are several large plants of 

 it upon the gravelly beach close to the house at Renvyle. Did not 

 find Arahis ciliata. The castle quite a ruin. 



Aug. 9. Walked back to Maam by the coast road. It is very 

 fine, having the glorious bay and islands on one side, and the moun- 

 tains upon the other. Colonel Thompson has built a nice house at 

 the head of the little Killery, called Saltrach. Beyond his house 

 the road passes over a fine pass called Maam-in-Urrough. This is 

 good on account of the sea view at both sides. I then continued 

 along the Killery, by J. Joyce's, to Maam. 



Aug. 10. This day I found Bhynchospora fusca, Utricularia 

 intermedia, Eriocaulon, and Drosera anglica near to the road to 

 Oughterard. 



Aug. 11. Went up the mountain behind the house. Found 

 no plants, but had a grand view of Lough Mask and Lough Corrib. 



Aug. 12. Left Connemara by way of Cong. The road to that 

 place is very grand ; in one place it passes over a hill commanding 

 both lakes. Cong is a poor place, with the ruins of a fine old abbey. 

 In the river below the mills I found Callitriche autumnalis in plenty. 

 Reached the Rev. G. R. Gildea's in the afternoon. 



Aug. 13. This day went by Balinrobe, a neat town, to Lough 

 Mask, and examined several islands in it, but found no plants of 



interest. We crossed the lake to . The lake is very beautiful, 



far superior to Lough Corrib. 



Aug. 15. Went to Headford. Mr. St. George's house is one of 

 the nicest places in Ireland. He has built his new house on the top 

 of an old castellated building so as to raise it a good many feet from 

 the ground. The grounds and whole place are in the best order. 

 We then visited Ross Abbey, one-and-a-half miles from Headford. 

 The ruins are extensive and very interesting. . . . 



Aug. 17. Arrived in Dublin .... sailed for Liverpool ; met 

 Cartmell of Christ's, and we travelled together by the " Hibernian " 

 to Cheltenham. 



Aug. 19. Reached Bristol (for British Association). 



Aug. 20. Attended the general committee in the Chapter Room 

 of the Cathedral. 



Aug. 21. Sunday. Went to the Cathedral. Dined with Ling- 

 wood and Cartmell. 



Aug. 22. The sections of the British Association commenced. 

 Lingwood and I walked down the river as far as Sea Mills. We 



