HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



The same year, 1826, saw the Baron often in the 

 field with the Kildare Hounds, which were later to 

 be so closely associated with the names of his son 

 and grandson. An entry of February 23 is a typical 

 record of an average day of his, in which it will be 

 seen there was no shirking of the rigours then in- 

 separable from fox-hunting for those who did not 

 live near the meets. 



" Got up at 6, although we were not home from 

 the Gradys till 2. Went to breakfast at Lyons, and 

 joined the hounds at Clane. Had very good sport, 

 passing through Bellavilla and near Killibegs to 

 near Landenstown, Castlekeely, Kerdiffstown, Fur- 

 ness and Bishopscourt. Got back to Dublin by 7 in 

 time to go to a dinner at Sir H. Meredyth's." 



I may quote also Baron de Robeck's notes of a 

 week's hunting in March of the same year. 



" March 4th 1826. Left Dublin at 7 with Hume; 

 breakfasted at Lyons; hunted at Castlebagot and at 

 Coolmine, from whence a fox took us across the 

 Glen of Saggart to Ballinascorney, along the ridge 

 of the Wicklow Mountains. Returned to Dublin to 

 dine with Mr. Baggott." On the 7th, too, he " Left 

 Dublin at half-past six and hunted at Killashee, 

 Elverstown and Downshire." He was out again on 

 the 9th at " Harbourstown, Harristown, and 

 Ardenode; lunched at Lynch 's and returned to 

 town at half past seven," when he " attended Mary 

 to the Drawing Room." Two days later, on the 

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