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prietor; and it would be an undertaking worthy fome 

 perfon of weight and influence, to reconcile, if poffible, 

 all interefts, and finally to complete fo ufeful a work. 



Ballynahinch River rifes from four different (burces, 

 each of which UTues from a feparate lake ; thefe four 

 branches united form a pretty confiderable river, which 

 taking a courfe E. S. E. by Ballynahinch, Kilmore, and 

 other places, falls into the fouth-weft branch of Strang- 

 ford Lough. 



There are many other ft reams of lefs note in the 

 county, which it would be unneceflary to mention, but 

 which, in their courfe, are productive of many advan- 

 tages, turning, as they flow, mills of every denomina- 

 tion, that are in ufe in this country, and which are ca- 

 pable of doing ftill morej which capability, as we in- 

 creafe in wealth and induftry, it is to be hoped will 

 be turned to advantage. 



The number of fmall lakes, or loughs, is very great ; 

 they form one of the many natural beauties, with which 

 this county abounds. A few of them have been taken 

 advantage of, and, united with planting, make a prin- 

 cipal feature in fome of the moft pleafing fituations; 

 but, in general, they lie in remote places, and arc to- 

 tally deftitute of wood, that beautiful accompanyment 

 to water. 



Thefe lakes, in general, abound with fifti; pike, 



trout, eels, perch, and roach, of a confiderable fize, 



are found in moft of them , thofe, which are deep, 



E 2 produce 



