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I WAS induced to trouble the Academy with the preceding 

 obfervations, in hopes that they might dired the attention of 

 philolbphers in our filler kingdom to this lubjed ; for this 

 part of the natural hiilory of Ireland is yet very imperfedly 

 known ; but I am happy to find it has engaged the attention 

 of that excellent philofopher Mr. Kirwan, by whom it may 

 be expeded that much light will be thrown on it. If thefe hints 

 lliould meet with a favourable reception, I intend from time 

 to time to fend to the Academy an account of any philofophical 

 difcoveries or obfervations that may occur to me. 



I HAVE fubjoined a table containing the quantity of rain 

 in inches and parts which has fallen within five years ; the 

 places of obfervation were chiefly on the weftern coaft of this 

 ifland, and may eafily be compared with the quantities which 

 fall on correfponding parts of the eaflern coaft of Ireland. 



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