78 MEMOIR OF THE KILKENNY HUNT. 



Paulstown, wheeled round, and ran up to Flagmount,. 

 passed by the covert, and went on across the 

 bottoms to Clara, through that covert, and out at 

 the bottom, and was run into three fields from the 

 covert. Time, one hour fifty minutes. In February,. 

 1867, a blazing gallop from Chapel Izod, leaving 

 Knockdrinya to the right, by Stonecarty, Oldtown, 

 on towards Jerpoint. Turned into Mount Juliet, ran 

 through it and Norelands, and eventually marked to 

 ground in Norelands. At the close of 1867, Mr. 

 Meredyth had a very fast run from Mount Juliet by 

 Ennisnag, turned back, and ran past Norelands and 

 Mount Juliet to Goatsbridge, close up to Thomas- 

 town ; but turned past Frank's plantation, and went 

 on to Ballyconway, bore to the left, and ran down to 

 Coolmore to ground. Mr. Meredyth had also some 

 fine runs in the Mount Loftus country, and much 

 sport in the country round Kilmoganny. In the 

 Freshford country, Ballyring and the Punchbowl 

 were his best coverts. 



Unfortunately, the close of Mr. Mcredyth's master- 

 ship was marked by some very unpleasant incidents, 

 which at one time threatened to break up the Hunt, 

 and which arc now best forgotten ; but the good 

 services of the late Lord Portsmouth and the present 

 Lord Cork, who kindly consented to act as mediators, 

 restored the good feeling which is a necessary quality 

 amongst all hunting communities. It is enough to 

 say that when Mr. Meredyth retired he did so with 

 honour, and with the thanks of the Hunt for his 

 efforts to promote sport. His portrait was presented 

 to him, and a photograph of it is attached. He was 



