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exceedingly well in these lakes, made two or 

 three sizes larger, and in fine weather the size 

 they are. 



They are fond of grouse hackle, wrens, 

 browns, turf-coloured flies, amber, black, grey, 

 &c., &c., with brown grouse wings. The " yam 

 fly " '^ is not used here. 



Before the tourist angler leaves Killaloe, if 

 he has time, he should by all means see the 

 antiquities of the place, Lough Derg and Holy 

 Island, where there are to be seen the ruins of 

 seven churches, and a round towgr 70 feet 

 high, the entrenchments of " Brian flMMkteV' 

 King of Munster, at Cancora, and his tomb 

 near the Cathedral in the town. 



This ancient town is seated on the western 

 bank of the Shannon, in the County of Clare, 

 over which there is a bridge of nineteen arches ; 

 at a short distance below it, this grand river 

 rolls over tremendous ledges of rocks, where 

 there is an excellent fishery. It is a great 

 pity that this fine river should be prevented 

 from being of the greatest benefit to the 

 country through which it runs, all owing to 

 i the "cruives," the ''stake nets," "bag nets," 



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