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the Giant's Well. The natural wildness and 

 grandeur of these and the adjoining promon- 

 tories, exceed any thing that can be imagined. 



THE RIVER BANN. 



Portna is considered the best ford for Salmon 

 and Trout fishing on this noble stream. At 

 this place, which is merely an inn, kept by a 

 Mr. Moore, for the accommodation of anglers, 

 the river, which is a large one, falls over ledges 

 of rock, large stones, broad fords of gravel, 

 deep gorges in places, nishing down inclined 

 plains, which spread into currents five and six 

 feet deep, dimpling as it flows along, where 

 large trout may be seen taking down the natmral 

 insects, and making the surface boil. These 

 places might be swarming, were it not for the 

 " cruives," with the largest salmon in Britain. 



During the summer months you may take a 

 good many salmon here, but on some days you 

 cannot see a fish, as they are mostly stopped 

 at the " cuts." These salmon traps are called 

 ** cuts," in Ireland, and " cruives," in Scotland. 

 I need not explain their formation, as they arc 

 too well known to the fly fishers. Notwith- 



