1858] JOURNAL— VISITS TO KILKENNY, DUBLIN, Etc. 191 



Aug. 14. "Went on a car with Mr. Brownrigg to the Gap of 

 Dunloe. Newbould and I went to the top of the Gap. We found 

 in Auger Lake a Sparganium, like natans, but doubtful. 



Aug. 15. Sunday. Went to Church at Killarney. Met Dr. 

 Lloyd, of Trinity College, Dublin, at the church. 



Aug. 17. We spent the whole morning in the Muckross 

 demesne. Saw Rubus saxatilis and Silene maritima on the shore 

 of the lake. 



Aug. 18. We went to Ross Island, and again saw the same two 

 plants abundantly. Met Mr. Wright, the zoologist, of Trinity 

 College, Dublin, at the hotel this evening. He said that there was 

 an abundance of the Spiranthes gemmipara near Berehaven, and also 

 that he knew two or three stations remaining for the Trichomanes 

 speciosum, at a distance from Killarney, where it is now very nearly 

 extirpated. 



Aug. 19. Newbould returned to England. I went to Kilmallock 

 to see the ruins. Few of the old houses remain ; the two gateways 

 are curious ; the Dominican abbey beautiful. Went on to Goold's 

 Cross, and thence by car (five Irish miles) to Cashel. 



Aug. 20. Visited the Eock, and a monastery near it. . . . To 

 Waterford. 



Aug. 22. Met Dr. Lloyd, of Trinity College, Dublin. 



Aug. 23. Went to Thomastown Station, and walked along the 

 line to Jerpoint Abbey, which is now very carefully kept. ... To 

 Kilkenny. 



Aug. 24. Found that Mr. Graves was from home. Saw the 

 Cathedral ; went to the top of the Round Tower for the fine view ; 

 then along a walk by the river-side to and beneath the walls of the 

 castle. Arrived at Dublin. 



Aug. 25. Went to the Glasnevin Garden, and spent some time 

 there with Mr. D. Moore. Then went with him to Colonel Hill's 

 beautiful place beyond the park, and overhanging the river. Called 

 to see the garden of Mr. Wilkie, the park-ranger, and also at the 

 Viceregal Garden. 



Aug. 26. In the evening to Wilde's house. 



Aug. 27. College Botanical Garden. With Wilde to Donny- 

 brook Fair. 



Aug. 28. Went by 10 a.m. train to Drogheda. Visited the 

 ecclesiastical ruins; walked to New Grange. Visited the large 

 ring-fort at Netterville, the chamber in the tumulus of Dowth, and 

 that of New Grange ; seeing at the latter all that is mentioned in 

 Wilde's book on the Boyne. Wilde and Armstrong came in the 

 evening, and joined me at New Grange. We returned to Dublin 

 in company ... at night. 



