HISTORY OF THE KILDARE HUNT 



been maintained by him." These proposals were 

 not acceptable to Lord Clonmell and a further 

 meeting of the Hunt at Rathcoole on March 21, 

 1857, marks the end of his Mastership. There were 

 present Mr H. Carroll, in the chair, Mr John 

 Hamilton, Mr Richard Moore, Mr Wm Calwell, 

 Mr John Wakefield, Mr T. Conolly, Sir E. C. 

 Kennedy, Mr Alexr Kirkpatrick, Lord St Law- 

 rence and Lord Clonmell. 



Lord Clonmell announced his wish to relinquish 

 the hounds, and in doing so offered to the Hunt 

 all the hounds which he had bought and which 

 were his private property, as also the use of his 

 kennels until the Hunt could arrange their affairs. 

 In addition he presented boilers, etc., and other 

 hunt requisites to the Hunt. The meeting expressed 

 itself very sensible of Lord Clonmell's kindness and 

 accepted his offer with many thanks, especially 

 marking their appreciation of his generous gift of 

 the valuable hounds added by him to the pack. 



The meeting then empowered the committee 

 to undertake any arrangements necessary to pro- 

 vide for the future hunting of the country and the 

 management of the hounds, in view of Lord Clon- 

 mell's resignation. The proceedings closed with 

 an order that the report should be sent to each 

 member of the Hunt, and with a vote of thanks to 

 Mr Carroll " for his dignified conduct in the chair." 

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