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Leenane, until it reaches Westport, where the 

 railway is again met. The last part, from Lee- 

 nane to Westport, is somewhat out of the dis- 

 trict described in this paper. It is among these 

 mountains, moorland from the summit to the 

 bogs at their foot, devoid of trees, and except 

 when the sun throws upon them those delicate 

 tints of light and shade which are so beautiful 

 on the western coasts of Scotland and Ireland 

 gloomy and depressing, that some of the best 

 sea-trout fishing in the United Kingdom is to 

 be found. It is a part of the world which can 

 have few attractions for the ordinary tourist. 

 The beauty of the land (except the actual sea- 

 coast) is inferior to that of much more acces- 

 sible spots ; and though the compilers of guide- 

 books may be loud in its praises, it may be 

 said with some certainty that no one who has 

 seen it once will ever care, for its own sake, to 

 revisit it. This is a sure test ; for who would 

 not be ever ready to spend holidays again and 

 again at scores of places in England or abroad 

 which every one can call to mind for himself? 

 But the fisherman will not echo this sentiment ; 

 for to him it is a land of sport, if the various 

 elements which go to afford good fishing are in 



