CHAPTER VIII 



CRATLOE — MOUNT TRENCHARD LORD MONTEAGLE's ESTATE — FOYNES HAR- 

 BOUR — MODEL FARM — AGRARIAN OUTRAGE TARBERT TO L1STOWEL 



TURF TRAFFIC — STATE OF THE PEOPLE HOPES OF THE LANDLORDS — ■ 



TRALEE — CASTLE ISLAND — MR HERBERT'S ESTATES K1LLARNEY. 



On a fine morniug, on the 1st of November, I left Crat- 

 loe early, after enjoying a walk with Mr Stafford. A 

 heavy mist hung over the river, which fortunately cleared 

 up in time to enable the boatmen to see the steamer as 

 she came down. I got on board, and, after a couple of 

 hours' sail, was landed at Cahiracon, the wooded coast 

 opposite Foynes, already mentioned. Here I engaged 

 the boatmen to take me across to Mount Trenchard, 

 the residence of Lord Monteagle. But we had to wait 

 about ten minutes before starting, till one of them se- 

 cured from his house a blazing peat with which to light 

 their pipes. This was brought into the boat, and 

 stowed away in the bow for use when required. The 

 sail being set, all hands turned to and got their 

 pipes in order, and so, calmly enjoying the sail, we 

 swept along. How odd that such inveterate smokers 

 have not yet learned the ease and economy of the 

 simplest box of matches ! 



1 arrived at Mount Trenchard in good time for a 



