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prefcnt it is in a bad ftate, but is, however, very capa- 

 ble of being improved, which, no doubt, will (hortly 

 be the cafe. Good roads is the firft ftep towards the 

 improvement of bogs, in which the bog under con- 

 fideration is not deficient : fome excellent roads are 

 made, and others are in contemplation. 



The remainder of the way to Gortin, except about 

 two miles through Lord Mountjoy's improvements, is 

 nothing but a continuation of rocky and barren moun- 

 tain, romantic and pifturefque to the higheft degree. 

 In moft of thofe rocky features there are fertile veins, 

 where timber-trees, fuch as beech, larch, and Scotch 

 fir, would flourifli apace. 



At Gortin, or rather over the village as you go from 

 Omagh, there is a moft extenfive view of many of the 

 Munterloncy mountains. The village of Gortin may 

 be confidered the capital of this immenfe region. Be- 

 fore the woods were cut down, the fcenes about Gor- 

 tin muft have been truly piclurefque, and efpecially the 

 banks of the rivers and brooks, which fituations the 

 wood chiefly occupied. Very little wood at prefent to 

 be feen in this part of the country, except the woods 

 of Carrick, the property of Lord Mountjoy, which are 

 in a very flourifhing ftate, and kept in the higheft de- 

 gree of prefervation. But to return from this digref- 

 iion ; 



From Omagh to Green-caftle, Cook's-town, &c.; 

 almoft the whole way is bog and mountain. In ap- 

 proaching 



