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a pack of harriers for many years. Mr. Frankland 

 came from Cork, and was the author of the greater 

 number of the stanzas in the verses describing the 

 Kilkenny Hunt in 1845, which will be found in 

 Appendix IX., and which are worth the reader's 

 perusal. 



Sir Theophilus St. George of Woodsgift was also 

 a regular hunting man. The present Sir Robert 

 Paul occasionally came up from Waterford to the 

 Club-house. Sir John Blunden also hunted for a 

 great many years, and towards the close of his life 

 often joined the meet in a carriage. His son, the 

 present Sir William Blunden, used, later on, to ride 

 a black kicking mare very well. Mr. William Pitt 

 Blunden of Bonnetstown, brother of Sir John, hunted 

 for many years, and was a very good man in a quick 

 thing of twenty minutes, not caring much for any 

 other kind of run or for the doings of hounds. His 

 brother-in-law, the present Captain Knox of Caher- 

 leske, also hunted, as did Mr. Rcade of Birchfield, 

 Mr. Edmond Smithwick of Kilcreene, and Mr. 

 Robert Walsh of Tullow. Lord Shannon came up 

 from Cork for portions of the season. Mr. Congrevc 

 Fleming hunted for a long term of years, mainly at 

 the lower end of the county, and was a fine rider. 

 The present Mr. Robert Watson of Ballydarton 

 occasionally came out on the Gowran side of the 

 county. There were also Mr. Thomas Power of 

 Kilkenny and Dr. O'Reilly, both good men. 



But, besides these, were many from a distance, and 

 the late Captain Thomas Ponsonby, who kept a 

 hunting diary, mentioned in the hearing of the Com- 



