MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 63 



Sir John records in his diary a good run on De- 

 cember 28th, 1846 : " Met at Desart. Found in the 

 decoy. Took a ring in the wood ; went away 

 through the pleasure ground for Farmly, skirted it, 

 turned to the left, passing Ballybur Castle, on near 

 to Tenny Park, where hounds checked (about thirty 

 minutes); on through Grange wood to near Bally- 

 keeffe, turned to the left through Desart, and lost at 

 the decoy. From near Grange a hunting run. Alto- 

 gether two hours twenty minutes. A very nice run 

 indeed. Tom Conolly, Goodall, and Wilson the only 

 men that rode it." 



On the 2 1st November he met at Killeen (Lower), 

 the meet having been changed from Dr. Dillon's 

 gate, Ballyquin, to suit Prince George of Cambridge, 

 who came out. " No find at Killeen. From Kiltor- 

 can had a fine hunting run, but, unfortunately, the 

 fox went right over the bogs to near Firgrove, and 

 then retraced his steps to near Kyleagh, where he 

 was lost. The Prince must have a deep impression 

 of Kilkenny hunting." 



Meeting at Thomastown, on January 2nd, 1847, 

 he had another good run from Kiltorcan, " leaving 

 Killeen to the left and to ground in the direction of 

 Carricktriss. Ran over a beautiful country ; pace 

 first-rate at times." About the same time he had 

 another very fast run from Castlewarren, ending at 

 Clara, in which Lord James Butler, on Barbarian, and 

 the late Mr. Edmond Smithwick of Kilcrcenc, cut 

 out the work, though both welters. 



In the northern end of the county Sir John had 

 also some fine runs. The Rock, which was made by 



