28 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



on to Ballagh, a covert near Ballyhale, where he found 

 a game fox, and ran him to Castle Morrcs, and on 

 towards Kilmoganny, into the bottoms in the direc- 

 tion of Ballytobin, eventually losing him near a wet 

 ditch, into which he had been seen to crawl, and 

 where he supposes he was drowned. A few days 

 afterwards he took his hounds to Mount Juliet, 

 " merely to give them exercise." The result, of 

 course, was a find, and a run by Norelands, Innisnag, 

 and Danesfort, hounds being stopped in the dark. 

 The circumstance of this run called to remembrance 

 the experiences of Mr. Jorrocks from Pinch-me-near 

 Forest, as related in " Handley Cross." This bye- 

 day was the prelude to some very fine sport during 

 the remainder of the year and during the following 

 January and February. 



" Wednesday, 6th December. Drew Cloghila with 

 young pack, twenty-two couple. Found in beautiful 

 style, and went away quite close to our fox, and had 

 a nice hunt to Gowran demesne, where the fox got 

 into a sewer. Drew Clara, found a game fox, ran by 

 Freestone Hill, crossed the Dublin road, and ran 

 through Blanchfield demesne, by Clifden bottoms 

 covert and Dunbell ; turned to the left, and went by 

 Bishopslough, Kilbline, and so by Killarney to Mount 

 Juliet, where the fox was earthed. A capital run of 

 one hour and forty minutes. The hounds hunted 

 extremely well, and the country was very good. 

 Nearly twenty horsemen at starting ; several well beat. 

 Wind north-west, and scent not the best, but a capital 

 day's sport." The point from Clara to Mount Juliet 

 is just eight miles. 



