LORD NAAS, 1857-1862 



Tree Hill yielded a fine run of fifty-nine minutes, 

 ending in a kill the other side of Hatfield; on the 

 15th there was a brilliant run of twenty-five 

 minutes from Palmerstown to ground at Castle- 

 martin, followed by a find in Moore Hill and a good 

 run to Harristown, where they unaccountably lost. 

 February opened with what the Baron describes 

 as a good day, and it may be set out in his words as 

 typical of many of the hunting days of this period. 



" Feb. 3rd. Meet Athy; drew Dollardstown, 

 found, scent not very good; ran slowly towards 

 Knockrow by Levittstown, lost near Knockrow. 

 Found Hollahoise, the fox was mangy, ran round 

 the covert and killed him. Drew Moone blank. 

 Found Nine Tree Hill and had a fine run to Hat- 

 field, where the fox went to ground." The tale of 

 blank coverts continues. Thus on February 10 they 

 drew Kill Hill, Bishopscourt, Furness, Forenaughts, 

 West Town, Palmerstown and Kerdiffstown all 

 without a find; on the 12th Killashee, Mullacash, 

 Dunstown, Harristown, Elverstown were all with- 

 out foxes. Barretstown, however, produced a fox 

 which ran to the other side of Ardenode and was 

 killed in the open. " A fine run of 45 minutes," 

 writes the diarist. " Few saw it, most of the field 

 having gone home." There is another good day's 

 hunting recorded of February 19. 



" Meet Halverstown, found in the covert; went 

 away in view, fox headed back to covert and 



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