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Lord Glandore manures his ground with 

 lime, fea fand, and fea weed, the laft is the 

 worft, the fand beft. Land lets at 125. or 135. 

 an acre on an average; it rifes from los. to 20$. 



Ardfert is very near the fea, fd near it, that 

 lingle trees or rows are cut in pieces with the 

 wind, yet about Lord Glandofe's houfe there 

 are extenfive plantations exceedingly flourifh- 

 ing, many fine afri and beech 5 about a beauti- 

 ful ciflertian abbey, and a filver fir of 48 years 

 growth, of an immenfe height and fize. 



October 3d, left Ardfert, accompanying Lord 

 Crofby to Liftowel. Called in the way to view 

 Lixnaw, the ancient feat of the earls of Kerry, 

 but deferted for ten years pad, and now pre- 

 fents fo melancholy a fcene of defolation, that 

 it ihocked me to fee it. Every thing around 

 lies in ruin, and the houfe itfelf is going faft orf 

 by thieving depredations of the neighbourhood. 

 I was told a curious anecdote of this eflate, 

 which (hews wonderfully the improvement of 

 Ireland: The prefent Earl of Kerry's grand- 

 father, Thomas, agreed to leafe the whole 

 eftate for 1500!. a year, to a Mr. Coin's, for 

 ever; but the bargain went off upon a difpute, 

 whether the money fhould be paid at Corke or 

 Dublin. Thofe very lands are now let at 

 20,000!. a year. There is yet a good deal of 

 wood, particularly a fine aih grove, planted 

 by the prefent Earl of Shelburne's father. 



Vot. II. Jt Proceeded 



