72 Report relative to the moving Bog of Kilmaleady, &c, 
gineer to the directors general of inland navigation, to earry into 
execution any works that could be devised to arrest the progress 
of the bog. Mr. Killaly at once perceived that the only feasible 
remedy was to draw off the water that had accumulated ; and to 
accomplish this end, he employed anumber of labourers, to open 
the course of the stream where it was choked up, and also the 
drains through the valley that could be directed into the stream. 
By this means the head of the water was soon lowered, and in 
consequence the bog ceased to flow, and all the loose masses 
which floated on the river were broken to pieces by labourers 
placed at intervals throughout its course. 
Such was the situation of affairs on my arrival at the bog early 
on Saturday morning. During the course of the day, I exerted 
myself to carry into execution the well advised plans which had 
previously been commenced by Mr. Killaly. ‘Towards evening, 
the floating masses which came down the river began to lessen 
considerably both in size and number ; and finding every thing 
proceeded with regularity and certainty, I thought it useless to 
remain longer. 
At present I entertain no apprehension of farther devastation 
from the bog, except in the event of a very great fall of rain du- 
ring the present week. Slight rainswould be of service toincrease 
the current of water, aud facilitate the removal of a considerable 
deposit of heavy, black, bog mud, which at present fills the bottom 
of the stream. ‘lhe general current has, however, been much 
increased, by the breaking down of the weirs on the river Brusna, 
below the junction of the bog river. 
I shall now deszribe the present appearance and state of the 
bog and moory valley. 
In the centre of the bog, for the space of about a mile and a 
half in length, and a quarter of a mile in breadth, a valley has 
been formed, sloping at the bottom from the original surface of 
the bog, to the depth cf 30 feet, where the eruption first took 
place. Jn this valley or gulf there are numberless concentric cuts, - 
or fissures, filled with water nearly to the top. 
The valley, between the edge of the bcz and the road of Kil- 
bride, for the length of half-a-mile, and an extent of between 
60 and 80 acres, may be considered as totally destroved. It is 
covered by tolerably firm bog, from six to ten feet in depth, con- 
sisting, at the surface, of numberless green islands, composed of 
detached parts of the moory meadows, and of small rounded 
patches of the original heathy surface of the bog, varying from two 
to ten feet above its former course, so as to flow over the road. 
Beyond the road to Kilbride the bog has flowed for one mile 
westward, and covered from 50 to 70 acres; in this part the 
heathy patches of bog gradually Jessen in quantity; the green 
islands 
