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planted on both fides with quick, and on the 

 top with a double row of oak, elm, afli, or fir , 

 many of thefe were planted 36 years ago j they 

 are now in very great perfection, fo thick and 

 fully grown as to be impervious to the fight, 

 and to take, when viewed at a diftance, the 

 appearance of fpreading woods. Nothing 

 could be done in a completer manner, and the 

 quantity over more than 300 acres, uniting 

 with many orchards planted at the fame time, 

 give his domain and its environs a richnefs of 

 landfcape not common in Ireland. I could 

 not help much admiring it when on the water, 

 from fome parts of the river the effect is very 

 beautiful. 



Mr. Bolton cannot be too much commend- 

 ed for the humane attention with which he 

 encourages his poor cottar tenantry ; he gives 

 them all leafes, whatever their religion, of 2 1 

 or 31 years, or lives: even the occupier of 

 two acres has a leafe. It is inconceivable what 

 an effect this has had ; this is the way to 

 give the catholics right ideas. I was for three 

 weeks a vvitnefs of a moft fpirited induftry 

 among them -, every fcrap of rough rocky land, 

 not before improved, they were at work up- 

 on, and overcoming fuch difficulties as are 

 rarely to be found on common waites : many 

 fpots, not worth 53. an acre, they were reclaim- 

 ing to be well worth 255. and 305. The im- 

 provement of this part of Mr. Bolton's eftate 

 may be guetfkl at when I mention, that on 

 500 acres of it, there have been built, in 



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