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carefully over it. It occupies the peninsula between 

 Cleggan and Balljnakill Bays, and forms, with the 

 ancient tower on its summit, rather a prominent feature 

 on the coast. The bay affords sea-weed and coral-sand, 

 and abounds with fish and salmon in their season. An 

 inland lake, separated by a narrow strip of land from 

 the sea, communicates with it by a stream, and in this 

 and the lake great quantities of salmon are occasionally 

 got. As many as one hundred and forty fish have been 

 taken at two draughts of the net. At the sea-mark, and 

 also at the upper part of this lake, the limestone makes its 

 appearance, and is very valuable in this district of clay 

 and mica slate. This property has a good sunny 

 exposure, slopes gently up from the sea, and contains 

 several hundred acres of good arable land, light, but 

 deep and easy of cultivation, and might, without very 

 heavy outlay, be made a profitable tillage farm. An 

 excellent road runs nearly entirely through it, and 

 several small lakes afford good falls for threshing-mills 

 and other agricultural machinery. The higher part of 

 the land is suitable for sheep and cattle, and is capable of 

 much improvement as pasture. The opposite side of the 

 bay, and the land towards Clifden for some distance 

 from the bay, form part of the same estate. These lots 

 comprise altogether nearly 3500 English acres, and 

 would make a good estate, if bought at a moderate price. 

 The latter portion, containing upwards of 1800 acres, 

 are much inferior to Cleggan ; but the estate would be 

 more complete by getting the whole together. Lots 83, 

 84, 85, and 86, on the plan of the estate, are the Cleg- 

 gan division ; 80 and 81, the south side of the bay. 



