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begin here, you should secure Michael Welsh's boat 

 to sail you well out in the bay here, but I fear the 

 fish will run small ; we are so far inland, and as no 

 doubt you are aware, you must be in the open sea for 

 large pollack. Slyne Head is ten miles from here; 

 there you would find a decent hotel and a clever 

 fisherman, Pat Devan. At Roundstone you would 

 be exceedingly comfortable with Mr and Mrs Millet, 

 of the Ivy Hotel — a private house really — with whom 

 I often stay; mention my name to them, and ask 

 Millet to get Pat Jennings for your sea-fishing. Cama 

 is much frequented by fishermen, and Mongan's Hotel 

 is the one to stay at, and, should you desire to go 

 farther, a drive or sail will take you to Orr's Hotel, 

 Cashla Bay.' 



When we thanked him heartily for his help, he 

 protested that it was just the matter he felt most 

 capable of advising upon, and therefore the pleasure 

 was his; and then added, 'Have you ever fished the 

 Erriff River at Leenane?' 



'Yes,' I answered, 'and I should like to tell you 

 of a visit I paid there, when accommodation in Irish 

 hotels was rather indifferent, and the landlords of them 

 had very vague notions of fair dealings with their 

 guests.' 



'Fill our glasses, Macdonnell, and it may be it 

 will be to your advantage to listen to Mr Geen's views 

 of hotels and their landlords.' 



D.S.S. H 



