THE SOUTH UNION HOUNDS. 2I3 



to his knee, sustained by a fall on the road in 1864. 

 Since that time the present huntsman, Denis Mullane, 

 who was formerly huntsman to Lord Doneraile, has 

 carried the horn. Of late years, drafts were obtained 

 from the Duhallow, United Hunt, and Lord Doneraile's 

 kennels. The pack at present consists of twenty-one 

 couple. Tuesdays and Fridays are the hunting-days. 

 The sport last season (1876-7) was very good. The 

 hounds were out fifty-three days ; killed ten brace of 

 foxes, ran to ground forty- four ; there were ten unac- 

 counted for; and three blank days. The hunting- 

 district extends, by the sea-shore, from the Bandon 

 river to Cork, and is bounded on the north side by 

 the hills of Ballincollig. Scent lies badly in nearly all 

 parts of it. It is much to be regretted that many 

 foxes were poisoned last season in the neighbourhood 

 of Cork ; there are but few foxes in that locality now, 

 and this is a great drawback, as the hunting-district is 

 a very small one. Mr. Knolles is extremely fond of 

 hunting. He is much liked ; and during his thirty- 

 seven years' reign as master of hounds, has dis- 

 charged all the duties required of him in a manner 

 deserving of high praise; and it is surprising how 

 little support has been given him of late ; but it is but 

 justice to record the fact, that Mr. Marmaduke C. 

 Cramer of Rathmore, Kinsale, is a very liberal sub- 

 scriber to the hunt fund. 



During the late master's time, Messrs. John and 

 William Galwey, William Markham, Thomas and 

 William Bullen of Kinsale, generally comprised the 

 leading division in every good run. The leaders of 

 late years included the late James Galwey, Samuel 

 Hodden, M. C Cramer, Henry Burnett, John Meade 



