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vicinity of Powers Court Waterfall, it is about 

 two miles and a half from the village of 

 Powers Court. 



The best way to go from Dublin to fish the 

 rivers "Avon" and *'Deriy," would be through 

 Bray and Eathdrum ; begin here to fish the 

 Avon, to the Bridge at Howard Castle ; and 

 from the Wooden Bridge angle up the Derry 

 to Aghrim, I never saw so many small trout in 

 my life as there are in this beautiful stream, in 

 the spring; there are numbers of small rivers 

 descending the Wicklow Mountains, towards 

 the east, south, and west, in which the trout 

 run small. 



We will return to Dublin and pay a visit to 

 the once celebrated "salmon leap," at Leixlip, 

 a few miles west of the City — this is a charm- 

 ing place, where a few days may be spent to 

 advantage ; the groves and rocks, and tha 

 romantic glen are the theme of admiration. 

 And the Park of Castletown, the most beauti- 

 ful in the Kingdom ; from the ancient castle at 

 the end of the town there are views of the 

 river and waterfall. The salmon fishing has 

 been spoiled here by the sewers of the City 

 running into the Liffey. 



