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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



timber, and the finest larchss in Ireland. The house, gar- 

 dens, and grounds had been much neglected, but are reno- 

 vating and improving under the guidance of M'Leish. 



Craggan, — near Moat-a-Grenogue j . A 



fine mansion and beautiful demesne. 



Trasternaugh, — near Morinstown ; Sir P. Piers. 



Lackeii, — near Mullingar ; A beautiful 



mansion and demesne. 



Ballinlough, — near Mullingar ; H. O'Reilly, Esq. A 

 charming residence. 



Castletown Detain, — near Mullingar ; Earl of Westmeath. 

 A charming residence. 



Packenlmm Hall, — near Castle Pollard ; Earl Longford. A 

 splendid seat. 



Lisnabin Cattle, — Captain Purdon. A house, offices, and 

 conservatory, in the Gothic style, by M'Leish ; extensive pros- 

 pects, some old trees, and numerous young ones. 



Knock Drin, — Sir R. Leving_e, Bart. A large castle, by 

 Shiels of Dublin ; upwards of 100 acres of oak and holly 



7663. LONGFORD. A surface of 134,700 acres of rich and beautiful spots, interspersed with bogs, 

 mountains, morasses, and fens. 



Castle Forbes, — near Newtown Forbes ; Earl Granard. A splendid residence. 



7664. LOWTH. A surface of 126,960 Irish acres, fertile, undulating, and thickly interspersed with 

 lofty hills. 



woods, and nearly 400 acres of artificial plantations judiciously 

 managed. There is an approach of two miles, and a drive of* 

 six miles, both abounding in picturesque views. There is a 

 conservatory, terrace-garden, English and Dutch parterre, 

 rosary, botanic ground, and kitchen-garden, all connected, and 

 in a suitable scale to the castle, by M'Leish. 



Ballynegall, — J. Gibbons, Esq. An excellent house in the 

 Grecian style, by Johnston of Dublin ; abundance of old 

 timber, and dressed grounds and gardens laid out by M'Leish. 



SI. Lucys, — Sir T. Chapman, Bart. A good castellated 

 house, and well managed grounds and gardens, laid out by 

 M'Leish. 



Rannala, — R. M. Reynella, Esq. A pretty English-looking 

 seat, by M'Leish. 



Lough Crerr, — J. L. Napier, Esq. A house by Cockerel of 

 London, in the Grecian style, and much natural and artificial 

 wood, and every promise of magnificence. The proprietor is 

 one of the best landlords in Ireland. 



Barmeath, — near Clogherhead ; Sir E. Pellew. A charm- 

 ing mansion, encircled with an extensive and well planted 

 demesne. 



Clermont, — near Lurgan Green ; Earl Clermont. An ele- 

 gant seat. 



Colon, — near Slaine ; Hon. John Foster. A demesne taste- 

 fully ornamented with extensive plantations. 



PROVINCE OF MUNSTER. 



7665. WATERFORD. "A surface of 262,800 Irish acres, rough, rocky, and mountainous, with a soil 

 varying through all the gradations of loam and peat. 



Ballinamoam, — near Tramore; . A well Lismore, — near Lismorei Dnke of Devonshire. A mag- 



planted demesne. nificent pile, now repairing, and the grounds being im- 



Curraghmore, — near Waterford ; Marquis of Waterford. An proved, 

 extensive demesne, which for beauty and variety cannot be 

 surpassed in any part of the united kingdom. 



7666. CORK. The largest county in Ireland, comprising a surface of 1,048,709 Irish acres, of which 

 231,959 are bogs, mountains, and waste. There is a nursery by Thomas Sheehan. 



Of late years the funds of the Cork Institution have been so 

 low that it has been found necessary to turn the greater part 

 of the garden into a nursery, and dispose of the produce. 



Castle Martyn, — near Youghal ; Earl of Shannon. A mag- 

 nificent mansion and demesne. 



Rastillion, — near Middleton ; Earl Inchinquin. A noble 

 seat. The tide gently flows to the garden-walls. 



Moorfield, — near Kilworth ; Lord Mount-Cashel. A su- 

 perb residence. 



Cork Botanic Garden — was founded in 1S09, by the Royal 

 Cork Institution (a society of gentlemen incorporated after 

 the manner of the Dublin Society, and like that society sup- 

 ported by annual grants from Parliament) ; six acres are en- 

 closed by a hedge, and one acre near the centre by a wall ; 

 includes a hot->iouse and green-house. The plants in the. 

 garden are arranged in the Linnaean manner ; it is managed' 

 by a committee, and the curator is Mr. James Drummond, 

 A.L.S., a good practical botanist and intelligent gardener. 



7667. TIPPERARY. A surface of 5.54,950 Irish acres, rugged, coarse, and mountainous in the west, 

 but level and fertile in the east, where the lands are considered amongst the most productive in Ireland. 



A delightful resi- 



An en- 



. near Clonmel ; 



— Bagnal, Esq. A beautiful 

 Sir T. Osborne. A 



neat 



Kilmore, 

 seat. 



Newtown, — near Clonmel ; 

 mansion. 



Knucklofiy, — near Clonmel ; Lord Donoughmore. An en- 

 chanting residence on the banks of the Suir, finely planted. 



Shunliully, — near Clogheen ; Lord Lismore. A splendid 

 residence- 



KUlcowly, — near Ballyporeen ; Sir W- Barker. A delight- 

 ful residence. 



Cashel Palace, — near Cashel ; Bishop of Cashel. The gar- 

 dens beautiful and tastefully arranged. 



Cashier, — near Cashier ; Lord Butters, 

 dence. 



Ballygriflin, — near Goldeer ; Earl Clanwilliam. 

 chanting residence. 



Suir Castle, — near Golden ; Lord Massay. A beautiful situ- 

 ation on the banks of the river Suir. 



Dancers Court, — near Tipperary ; Lord Milton. A fine 

 residence. 



Castletown, — near Templemore ; Marquis of Lansdown. A 

 fine romantic seat. 



Templemore, — near Templemore ; Sir J. C. Carden. An 

 elegant seat. 



7668. LIMERICK. A surface of 386,750 Irish acres, generally flat and very rich, especially the tract 

 of low lands on the Shannon, which are deemed the richest and most prolific in Ireland. There is a 

 nursery at the county town, by Thomas Lees. 



Ballymort, — near Askeyton; Massey, Esq. A beautiful seat. 



7669. CLARE. A surface of 476,200 Irish acres, of which more than half is bog, mountainous, and 

 waste ; the mountains numerous, and the soil and surface of the lower grounds very various. 



Innislynun, — in the village ; the castle of the elder branch of the O'Brien family. 



7670. KERRY. A surface of 647,650 Irish acres, 

 most interesting county in Ireland, as containing the 



Mount Meredith, — near Castle Island ; O'Donohue, Esq. A 

 charming residence. 



Kenmitre Lodge, — near Kenmare ; Marquis of Lansdown. 



Kenmare House, — near Killarney ; Lord Kenmare. A de- 

 lightful demesne along the banks of the river Deneagh, at 

 the mouth of which the aquatic excursion of the lakes is 



much varied in surface and soil, and to a tourist the 

 lakes of Killarney. 



commenced. Round the lakes of Killarney is Bellview, and 

 various other houses of little or no interest, otherwise than 

 from theirsituation. The banks and islandsof the lakes are rich 

 in botany ; and display truly interesting copses and single 

 specimens of arbutus unedo, as well as grand and picturesque 

 views. 



PROVINCE OF CONNAUGHT. 

 7671. ROSCOMMON. A surface of 346,650 Irish acres, with some lofty hills, but no lakes of any mag- 

 nitude : it is generally in pasture. 



■ at Stokestown; R. Mahon, Esq. A magnifi- 



Clover Hill, — near Mount Talbot ; 

 A beautiful residence. 



French Park, — near Belanager ; - 

 delightful mansion and demesne. 



7672. GALWAY. 

 generally in pasture. 



Latouche, Esq. 

 A 



Stokestown, ■ 

 cent mansion. 



A surface of 989,959 Irish acres ; varied and rich, but without hills or mountains 



Portumna Castle, — near Portumna ; Marquis of Clanrick- 

 ard. A venerable mansion. 



Flower Hill,— near Portumna ; Lord Riverton. A delight- 

 ful residence. 



Spring Garden, — near Eyrecourt; Pearce, Esq. A 



beautiful residence. 



Dalystown, — near Woodford ; Right Hon. D. B. Daly. A 

 fine mansion and well planted demesne. 



Quee-isborough, — near Eyrecourt ; Earl Louth. A fine seat. 



Gort House,'— near Gort ; B. Smyth, Esq. A fine seat. 



Garbally, —near Ballinasloe , Lord Clancarty. A splendid 

 residence. 



Ballydonnellan, — near Aghrim ; . A beau- 

 tiful demesne. 



Oramnre Castle, — near Oramore ; Blake, Esq. A 



venerable mansion. 



Dnnsandle, — near Kilconnel ; J. Daly, Esq. A splendid 

 and macnificent mansion. 



Clonlirook, — near Ahaseragh ; Lord Clonbrook. A beauti- 

 ful mansion, and highly improved demesne. 



Belle?i-, — near Newtown Bellew ; Sir E. BeUew. A beau- 

 tiful seat. 



