LORD NAAS, 1857-1862 



" He sank quietly back on his pillow," continued 

 Conolly, " and his last words were " (shouting) 

 " ' Oysters! ' " 



It is well known that much of Lord Naas's time 

 was devoted to political and parliamentary duties, 

 and that he was in consequence often obliged to 

 snatch a day's hunting between others devoted to 

 more serious affairs. Mr Medlicott calls to mind 

 an occasion which illustrates the circumstances in 

 which Lord Naas contrived to combine sport and 

 politics with success. The hounds drew Rathbride 

 and Medlicott's covert very late, about half-past 

 two. They found a fox at once, but could not get 

 him to break. Lord Naas then told Mr Medlicott 

 that Government business required his presence 

 in London that same night, and it appeared that 

 he had arranged for his servants to meet him at 

 Kildare Station, where he would change, and start 

 for the boat from Kingstown. He therefore asked 

 Mr Medlicott to take the hounds and rode off for 

 Kildare. 



Mr Medlicott well remembers the finish of that 

 day. They hunted about the covert but could not 

 get the fox to break. There were some forty men 

 standing about the little rath by the covert, and 

 he asked them to come down and walk through 

 the covert to help to get him out. They consented 

 and beat the covert in very close order, but even 



