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ing a good place, and in such a quiet way as made it appear that 

 he went out for sport and not for display. 



" I must transport myself again to the West, and give the 

 name of that true sportsman and genuine supporter of the hunt, 

 John White of Nantenant, near Rathkeale, which was formerly the 

 residence of Mr. Royse, whose name has already been mentioned. 

 Mr. White requires not one word of praise from me, as he stands 

 Ai in connection with the annals of the county. He is the Fidus 

 Achates of the present worthy master, and is scarcely ever absent 

 from the meet. He is truly one of the mainstays of the hunt. 

 Two good fellows are now dead who were always recognised as 

 the very essence of good sportsmen, Captain Davenport of Ballina- 

 courty and Mr. Carroll Naish of Ballycullen, whose melancholy 

 death was caused by a most trivial accident. Edward Langford of 

 Kilcosgriff has a long time retired from the hunt, but was a first- 

 rate man to ride in his day. 



"Another good man in the same locality, of the same standard 

 in point of age and good riding qualities, is Edward W. Morgan 

 of Ballynolan, who still likes a good day's sport as much as ever, 

 and can stand the hardships of a severe day, even in the worst 

 weather, as well as of old. Close to him lives a sporting coroner, 

 who, though often out, is, I am quite sure, never impelled by an 

 anxiety for a job, and who, I am convinced, rejoices at his want of 

 success in that way as much as anyone else. (It is a most consol- 

 ing fact that there never was a fatal accident, to man at least, with 

 the Limerick County Hounds.) A near neighbour of the coroner's, 

 and a namesake, is John F. Sheehy, a frequent attendant at the 

 meets, but, having much business to look after, he cannot attend 

 the distant ones ; a right good fellow, always well mounted and 

 fairly placed. I believe I have exhausted my list, and as I am sure 

 you have long ago, from the great length to which I have written, 

 cried, ' Hold hard,' I will now close this communication with a 

 few words of consolation to the very many promising aspirants for 

 sporting fame who are regular attendants at the meets of the 

 present day, but who may feel surprised, and perhaps annoyed, at 

 not being alluded to in this communication ; my intention (as 

 mentioned already) is to devote to them my reminiscence No. 3. 

 After the death of Mr. Fosbery, the hounds were managed by a 

 committee, of which Mr. Green was, I think, the head, and on 

 which was the Rev. Thomas Croker, then residing on Croom 



