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the Waterfall : or, if the Corke road is travel- 

 ling, to make Dobbin's inn, at Ballyporeen, 

 the head quarters, and view them from thence. 



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 Having heard much of the beauties of a part 

 of the Queen's county, I had not before feen, 

 I took that line of country in my way on a 

 journey to Dublin. 



From Mitchelftown to Cafhel, the road leads 

 as far as Galbally in the route already travell- 

 ed from Cullen ; towards Camel the country 

 is various. The only object deferving attenti- 

 on, are the plantations of Thomaftown, the 

 feat of Francis Mathew, Efq; they confift chiefly 

 of hedge-row trees in double and treble rows, 

 are well grown, and of fuch extent as to form 

 an uncommon woodland fcene in Ireland. 

 Found the widow Holland's Inn, at Cafliel, 

 clean and very civil. Take the road to Uriing- 

 ford. The rich fheep paftures, part of the fa- 

 mous golden vale, reach between three and 

 four miles, from Cafliel to the great bog by 

 Botany Hill, noted for producing a greater va- 

 riety of plants than common. That bog is 

 feparated by only fmall tracts of land, from 

 the firing of bogs which extend through the 

 Queen's County, from the great bog of Allen ; 

 it is here of confiderable extent, and exceed- 

 ingly improvable. Then enter a low marfliy 

 bad country, which grows worfe after pafling 

 the 66th mile {tone, and fucceilive bogs in it. 

 Breakfaft at Johnftown, a regular village on 



a flight 



