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of wood on the (hore, which varies the out- 

 line. The river is two miles broad, and on 

 the oppofite fhore cultivated inclofures rife in 

 fome places almoft to the mountain top, which. 

 is very bold. 



It is a very fingular demefne ; a ftripe of 

 very beautiful ground, reaching two miles 

 along the banks of the river, which forms his 

 fence on one fide, with a wall on the other. 

 There is fo much wood as to render it very 

 pleafing, adding to every day by planting all 

 the fences made or repaired. From feveral 

 little hills, which rife in different parts of it, 

 extenfive views of the river are commanded 

 quite to Portumna ; but thefe are much 

 eclipfed by that from the top of the hill above 

 the Hate quarry. From thence you fee the ri- 

 ver for at lead 40 miles, from Portumna to 

 20 miles beyond Limerick. It has the ap- 

 pearance of a fine bafon, two miles over, into 

 which three great rivers lead, being the north 

 and fouth courfe and the bay of SkerifF. The 

 reaches of it one beyond another to Portumna 

 are fine. At the foot of the mountain Mr. 

 Head's demefne extends in a fhore of rich 

 woodland. 



October 7th, took my leave of Mr. Head, 

 after paffing four days very agreeably. 

 Through Killaloe, over the Shannon, a very 

 long bridge of many arches ; went out of the 

 road to fee a fall of that river at Caftle Con- 

 nel,, where there is fuch an accompanyment 



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