HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



Hunt, and that Mr Henry contributed £22 15s. to 

 the special fund already mentioned. 



Mr Henry kept the hounds at Farm Hill (now 

 known as Clonaglis) at Boston (Lyons) Fox 

 covert. " I knew and remember him very well," 

 Mr Robert Kennedy tells me, " and was often at 

 Lodge Park in his time. He never mentioned any- 

 thing about his mastership, nor do I ever remem- 

 ber his hunting in my father's time. I was at school 

 with two of his sons, and knew the others very well 

 indeed, but not one word did I ever hear about 

 their father's mastership. I expect he did things 

 very well, because he told me that when my father 

 became master they called him ' Cheap Jack * 

 because he did not do things well. Mr Henry made 

 Lodge Park, and planted every tree you see 

 there." 



As already indicated, Mr Henry's mastership 

 passed without any incident which was considered 

 important enough to be recorded in the old minute 

 book. I gather that all the meetings both of Hunt 

 and Committee were held at Johnstown Inn during 

 his reign, and it was there that a circular letter to 

 members was drafted on December 16, 18 12, an- 

 nouncing its termination. He then requested, 

 through the Secretary, that a general meeting 

 might be called on the 31st of the same month to 

 accept his resignation and appoint a successor. 

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