THE LIMERICK FOXHOUNDS. I97 



Captain Stamer, who requires no eulogy from me (and I am proud 

 to say is, to the delight of the whole country, recovering from the 

 effects of the fearful accident he met with some time since), and 

 his brother John, who is, very justly, a high favourite with all who 

 know him of every class. His hunting days are looked forward 

 to with the greatest delight and anxiety, as he scarcely ever has a 

 bad day, and is never in better humour than when all who assemble 

 at his meets are satisfied. His arrangements for taking out two 

 animals in his deer-cart evince his anxiety to please all parties. 

 He is also a great favourite with the farming classes, as he takes 

 the greatest pains, both by a caution on his cards, and by personal 

 exertion, to save them from all unnecessary trespass. His connec- 

 tion with the Banogue Races also adds very much to his popularity. 

 I may next mention the two Ryans of Bruree — Henry, now an 

 absentee by emigration, and Kenny, still true to his position, and 

 who, though deserving to be classed among the welters, is always 

 in the first-flight either with the fox or staghounds. I fear I will 

 have in this communication to resort to the same mode of describ- 

 ing the other members of the hunt connected with the period I 

 am now dealing with as I did in my last communication, and give 

 them to you by name only, without any descriptive accompani- 

 ments, though they are all entitled to a favourable word as regards 

 the merits and good qualities which they possess, and have always 

 exhibited. 



"As the residences of the four last-named are in the eastern 

 part of the county I will take from that quarter also the names 

 that follow: — Henry Jones of Abbeyville, younger brother of the 

 two whose names I have given in my first list; James Shine, 

 formerly residing at Rockstown Castle ; his brother Roger, now 

 residing near Cashel ; Michael, who lost his life under such 

 melancholy circumstances on the Cimerick racecourse a few years 

 ago ; and their cousin Jerry, residing at Ballymacruse. The last- 

 named and James are still true to their position in the hunting- 

 field, and able and willing to uphold their character for good 

 horsemanship, for which they have been so long famous. Living 

 quite close to the residence of the last-named is one who has made 

 for himself a name as a true sportsman not less distinguished than 

 the best of those who appear before him, and who, in his own 

 respectable and independent sphere, has upheld with infinite credit 

 the character of his class — I mean Joseph Hannan of Inch St. 



