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for the expert ; but what would have been the 

 gain ? A useless carcase and the consciousness 

 of the uncalled-for destruction of a rare and 

 interesting creature, in place of a pleasant 

 memory that will always remain. 



The grey seal is regarded as a shy and 

 retiring animal, by no means frequently to be 

 found in what may be termed inland waters, 

 although common enough in the outer islands 

 and the western coast of Ireland. 



What the weight of that great creature may 

 have been one can only guess. Bell l writes of 

 one reported to him from County Galway as 

 having weighed 6 cwt., and of another from 

 Connemara which was actually weighed at 

 Dublin and found to be 3^ cwt. Our guess 

 was just about the latter weight. 



1 British Quadrupeds. 



