206 



THE FOWLER IN IRELAND. 



1876. 



October 3oth, Snipe 44 

 December i6th, Snipe 30 

 February 2nd, Snipe 31 



In 3 days, 104 Snipe. 



1877. 



October 22nd, Snipe 38 



November loth, Snipe 38 



25th, Snipe 46 



26th, Snipe 46 



December 5th, Snipe 35 



In 5 days, 203 Snipe. 



1878. 



October 25th, Snipe 58 



29th, Snipe 41 



November i6th, Snipe 42 



In 3 days, 141 Snipe. 



1879. 



November ist, Snipe 39 



nth, Snipe 40 



1 2th, Snipe 22 



1 5th, Snipe 33 



i7th, Snipe 23 



1 8th, Snipe 35 



1 9th, Snipe 18 



2 ist, Snipe 22 



In 8 days, 231 Snipe. 



1880. 



October 2oth, Snipe 34 



November 27th, Snipe 36 



30th, Snipe 33 



January 3rd, Snipe 38 



7th, Snipe 30 



In 5 days, 172 Snipe. 



Part of the counties Clare and Kerry consist of 

 immense tracts of soft green meadows in which 

 Snipe abound. It is a mistake to think that the 

 best shooting is in bogs and marshes. The birds, 



