LORD NAAS, 1857-1862 



parable disaster. Frequent entries record such 

 remarks as " Entirely destroyed, must be resown," 

 " Old cover destroyed, and small stick covert made 

 this year from the subscription," or " All down." 

 I gather, in fact, that in a good half of the coverts 

 the frost had killed the gorse entirely, or had so 

 thinned it that it was necessary to cut it close to 

 save such as remained. 



An interesting note appears opposite the Bally- 

 cahan covert given by Mr M. Aylmer. " A cover 

 of 8 acres in the middle of the finest country in 

 the world made and sown this year by Michael 

 Aylmer, Esq." Another records that one was 

 " Made and fenced by Mr Cullen at his own 

 expense; two foxes turned out this year." The 

 coverts in those times bore the names of the 

 gentlemen who gave them to the Hunt, a custom 

 perpetuating deeds of good sportsmanship I should 

 like to see general in Kildare. Similar benefactions 

 are recorded in this old list as follows: " Castle- 

 bagot: Mr Bagot gave two additional acres last 

 year which were fenced, ploughed and sowed by 

 Lord Cloncurry "; " Coolmine: Mr R. Kennedy 

 has made two new earths this year." " Stonebrook: 

 part cut this year and fenced by Mr Wm La 

 Touche." " Saunders Grove; earths made by Mr 

 Tynte." " Whitestown; cover fenced and earths made 

 by Mr Tynte this year." The members of the Hunt 

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