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which overlooks' a fine cultivated country, and from 

 whence there is a view of the noble plantations in the 

 park, which are feen over a fine piece of water, which 

 lies to the eaft of the walk. The family of Downfhire 

 are hereditary conftables of this caftle. 



SECT. 5. Detached pieces of Antiquity, that have been 

 found in different Placet. 



BESIDES the antiquities, which are enumerated under 

 the different heads at the beginning of this article, there 

 are many others, which have been accidentally met with 

 in different parts of this county. Some years ago one 

 of thofe beautiful plates of gold, fhaped like a half- 

 moon, was dug up from a bog in the barony of CaftleJ 

 reagh, which is now in the pofTeffion of the Downfhire 

 family, it having been found on their eftate; it is very 

 thin, the gold remarkably fine, without any other or- 

 nament than a narrow waving line cut along the edge; 

 part of it was broken off in taking up ; the colour of 

 the metal is uncommonly fine, and the workmanfhip 

 neat. 



To the Bifhop of Dromore, who has devoted a great 

 deal of his attention to the ancient hiftory of Ireland, 

 I owe, amongft many other favours, the following in- 

 formation, refpecling a curious golden relique of the 

 ancient monaflic eftablifhment of this county, found in 



the 



