MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 2p 



From Grennan, on the 8th December, many foxes 

 were on foot. Hounds divided on the hills, the body 

 of the pack hunting their fox not the hunted fox in 

 Mr. Power's opinion to Coolnahaw, whilst two 

 couple brought the original quarry to Castle Morres ; 

 both are respectable points from Grennan. 



On December I3th, one of the finest runs Mr. 

 Power ever had is recorded, and must be set down 

 entirely in his own words. " Drew Kilfera with 

 twenty-three and a-half couple of young hounds. 

 Found a brace of foxes, and went away with one in 

 high style across the river by The Rocks ; to Dunbell, 

 Clifden, Blanchfield, Clashwilliam ; skirted Cloghila 

 covert ; went by Huntington and Bramblestown, and 

 over the hills nearly to Glencoum, where hounds came 

 to the first fault, after a most brilliant run of one 

 hour and twenty minutes. The hounds appearing to 

 have lost the fox, were held forward towards the 

 covert of Glencoum, when they fresh found the fox " 

 he had probably lain down in the heather " and 

 ran towards Borris ; turned between Graigue and 

 Borleagh, and ran for Brandon, over the top of the 

 mountain, and was run to ground after a run of more 

 than three hours. One of the best days' sport ever 

 seen in this country. Nothing could excel the ex- 

 cellent hunting of the hounds. When skirting the 

 covert of Cloghila, a fresh fox went away in the 

 direction of Castlcfield, and a second fox was viewed 

 leaving the covert of Glencoum. Wind westerly and 

 a capital scent." The point from Kilfera to the top 

 of Brandon is twelve miles, but as hounds ran the 

 run could not have been less than seventeen or 



