HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



February 23, 1807. Lord Rossmore presided, and the 

 proceedings are of some interest as showing the Hnes 

 upon which the organization of the Hunt proceeded 

 a century ago. It was then decided to fix the number 

 of the committee at five to be elected annually, and 

 with the remark that " the Revd. Mr Ponsonby 

 having expressed a wish not to take an active part 

 in the direction of the hunting," the meeting pro- 

 ceed to elect the Revd Kildare Borrowes, Mr A. 

 Henry, Mr Thomas Graydon, Mr H. Thompson 

 and Mr John Marney as committee for the ensuing 

 year. Their meetings were to be held on the first 

 Monday of each month at Kilcullen. 



With the election of this committee came the very 

 important decision to divide the Kildare country 

 into five districts, each presided over by a member 

 and forming a little kingdom in which he reigned 

 alone, with the power (with the assent of a majority 

 of his colleagues) of " destroying earths and doing 

 all other acts which shall seem to him necessary," 

 drawing on the treasurer for the necessary ex- 

 penses. The Committee were open to suggestions 

 from members of the Hunt as to the desirability 

 of forming new coverts, and in pursuance of this 

 resolution I notice they were recommended to 

 form three acres of covert at Knockrack and four 

 at Kilkea. 



It may be noted that the names of candidates for 

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