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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



PART IV. 



woods, and nearly 400 acres of artificial plantations judiciously 

 managed. There is an approach of two miles, and a drive o"f 

 six miles, both abounding in picturesque views. There is a 

 conservatory, terrace-garden, English and Dutch parterre. 

 rosary, botanic ground, and kitchen-garden, all connected, and 



itable scale to the castle, by M'Leish. 



, _ J. (Jjhbons, Esq. An excellent ho 



in the 



timber, and the finest larches in Ireland. The house, gar- 

 dens and grounds had been much neglected, but are reno- 

 vatin'e and improving under the guidance of M'Leish. 



Cragga*, - near Moat-a-Grenogue ; A 



fine mansion and beautiful demesne. 



Tnisteritatigh, near Morinstown ; Sir P. Piers. 



Lacken, near Mullingar ; A beautiful 



mansion and demesne. 



BallinloHgh, near Mullingar ; H. O'Reilly, Esq. A 

 rharminc residence. 



CatlletuH'n Delrin, - near Mullingar ; Earl of \Vestmeath. 

 A charming residence. 



Packenham Hall, next Castle Pollard ; Earl Longford. A 



Lisnabin Castle, Captain Purdon. A house, offices, and 

 conservatory, in the Gothic style, by M'Leish ; extensive pros- 

 pects, some old trees, and numerous young ones. 



Knock Drin, Sir R. Levinge, Bart. A large caitle, by 

 Shiels of Dublin ; upwards of 100 acres of oak and holly 



7663. LONGFORD. A surface of 134,700 acres of rich and beautiful spots, interspersed with bogs, 

 mountains, morasses, and fens. 



Castle Forbet, near Newtown Forbes ; Earl Granard. A splendid residence. 



7664. LOWTH. A surface of 126,960 Irish acres, fertile, undulating, and thickly interspersed with 

 lofty hills. 



Grecian style, by Johnston of Dublin ; abundance of old 

 timber, and dressed grounds and gardens laid out by M'Leish. 



St. Lucys, Sir T. Chapman, Bart. A good castellated 

 house, and well managed grounds and gardens, laid out by 

 M'Leish. 



Rannala, R. M. Reynella, Esq. A pretty English-looking 

 seat, by M'Leish. 



Lmigh Cren-, J. L. Napier, Esq. A house by Cockerel of 

 London, in the Grecian style, and much natural "and artificial 

 wood, and every promise of magnificence. The proprietor is 

 one of the best landlords in Ireland. 



Barmeath, near Clogherhead ; Sir E. Pellew. A charm- 

 ing mansion, encircled with an extensive and well planted 

 demesne. 



C.'ermont, near Lurgan Green ; Earl Clermont. An ele- 

 gant seat. 



Colon, near Slaine ; Hon. John Foster. A demesne taste' 

 fully ornamented with extensive plantations. 



PROVINCE OF MUNSTER, 



A surface of 262,800 Irish acres, rough, rocky, and mountainous, with a soil 



Litmore, near Lismore ; Duke of Devonshire. A mag- 

 nificent pile, now repairing, and the 'grounds being im- 

 proved. 



7665. WATERFORD. 



varying through all the gradations of loam and peat. 



Ballinamoam, near Tramore ; . A well 



planted demesne. 



Curraghmore, near Waterford; Marquis of Waterford. An 

 extensive demesne, which for beauty and variety cannot be 

 surpassed in any part of the united kingdom. 



7666. CORK. The largest county in Ireland, comprising a surface of 1,048,709 Irish acres, of which 

 231,959 are bogs, mountains, and waste. There is a nursery by Thomas Sheehan. 



Of late years the funds of the Cork Institution have been so 

 low that it has been found necessary to turn the greater part 

 of the garden into a nursery, and disix>se of the produce. 



Cattle Martyn, near Youghal ; Earl of Shannon. A mag- 

 nificent mansion and demesne. 



Rattillion, near Middleton ,- Earl Inchinquin. A noble 

 seat. The tide gentlv flows to the garden-walls. 



Moorfie!d,-near Kilworth ; Lord Mount-Cashel. A su- 



Cork Botanic Garden was founded in 1809, by the Roval 

 Cork Institution (a society of gentlemen incorporated after 

 the manner of the Dublin Society, and like that society sup- 

 ported by annual grants from Parliament) ; six acres are en- 

 closed by a hedge, and one acre near the centre by a wall ; 

 includes a hot-house and green-house. The plants in the, 

 garden are arranged in the Linnaean manner ; it is managed' 



by a committee, and the curator is Mr. James Drummona, 



A. L. S-, a good practical botanist and intelligent gardener. perb residence. 



7667. TIPPERARY. A surface of 554,950 Irish acres, rugged, coarse, and mountainous in the west, 

 but level and fertile in the east, where the lands are considered amongst the most productive in Ireland. 



Kilmore, near Clonmel ; Bagnal, Esq. A beautiful 



Nerrtonm, near Clonmel ; Sir T. Osborne. A neat 



Knockiofly, near Clonmel ; Lord Donoughrrtore. An en- 

 chanting residence on the banks of the Suir, finely planted. 

 Shanbally, near Clogheen ; Lord Lismore. A splendid 



Killcon'ly, near Ballyporeen ; Sir W- Barker. A delight- 



Cathel Palace, near Cashel ; Bishop of Cashel. The gar- 

 dens beautiful and tastefully arranged. 



Cathier, near Cashier ; Lord Butters. A delightful resi- 

 dence. 



Ballygriffin, near Goldeer ; Earl Clanwilliam. An en- 

 chanting residence. 



Suir Cattle, near Golden ; Lord Massay. A beautiful situ- 

 ation on the banks of the river Suir. 



Dancert Court, near Tipperary; Lord Milton. A fine 

 residence. 



Templemore, near Templemore ; Sir J. C. Garden. An 

 elegant seat. 



7668. LIMERICK. A surface of 386,750 Irish acres, generally flat and very rich, especially the tract 

 of low lands on the Shannon, which are deemed the richest and most prolific in Ireland. There is a 

 nursery at the county town, by Thomas Lees. 



Ballymort, near Askeyton ; Massey, Esq. A beautiful seat. 



7669. CLARE. A surface of 476,200 Irish acres, of which more than half is bog, mountainous, and 

 waste ; the mountains numerous, and the soil and surface of the lower grounds very various. 



Innitlynun, in the village ; the castle of the elder branch of the O'Brien family. 



7670. KERRY. A surface of 647,650 Irish acres, much varied in surface and soil, and to a tourist the 

 most interesting county in Ireland, as containing the lakes of Killamey. 



Mount Meredith, near Castle Island ; O'Donohue, Esq. A 

 charming residence. 



Kenmare Lodge, near Kenmare ; Marquis of Lansdown. 



Kenmare Route, near Killamey ; Lord Kenmare. A de- 

 lightful demesne along the banks of the river Deneaph, at 

 the mouth of which the aquatic excursion of the lakes is 



commenced. Round the lakes of Killamey is Bellview, and 

 various other houses of little or no interest, otherwise than 

 from then-situation. The banks and islands of the lakes are rich 

 in botany; and display truly interesting copses and single 

 specimens of arbutus unedo, as well as grand and picturesque 



Stokettorrn, at Stokestown ; R. Mahon, Esq. A magnifi- 

 cent mansion. 



PROVINCE OF CONN AUGHT. 



7671. ROSCOMMON. A surface of 346,650 Irish acres, with some lofty hills, but no lakes of any mag- 

 nitude : it is generally in pasture. 



Clover Hill, near Mount Talbot ; Latouche, Esq. 



A beautiful residence. 



French Park, near Belanager ; A 



delightful mansion and demesne. 



7672. G ALWAY. A surface of 989,959 Irish acres ; varied and rich, but 

 generally in pasture. 



Portumna Castle, near Portumna; Marquis of Clanrick- 

 arel. A venerable mansion. 



Flower Hill, near Portumna; Lord Riverton. A delight- 

 ful residence. 



Spring Garden, near Eyrecourt ; Pearce, Esq. A 



beautiful residence. 



Dalytten-n, near Woodford ; Right Hon. D. B. Daly. A 

 fine mansion and well planted demesne. 



QuwrwhoroHpfc, _ near Eyrecourt ; Earl Louth. A fine seat. 



Gort Route, _ near Gort ; B. Smyth, Esq. A fine seat. 



Garbalhi, _ near Ballinasloe ; Lord Clancarty. A splendid 



without hills or mountains : 



Ballydonnellan, near Aghrim ; 



tiful demesne. 



Oramnre Cattle, near Oramore ; Blake, Esq. A 



venerable mansion. 



Dmuandle, near Kilconnel ; J. Daly, Esq. A splendid 

 and magnificent mansion. 



Clnnlirook, near Ahaseragh ; Lord Clonbrook. A beauti- 

 ful mansion, and highly improved demesne. 



Rellerp, - near Newtown Beilew ; Sir E. Bellew. A beau- 

 tiful seat. 



