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by iflands, with a very fine fhore of rock on 

 one fide, and wood on the other. Through 

 the lower plantations are ridings, which look 

 upon feveral beautiful fcenes, formed by the 

 river, and take in the diffant country, exhi- 

 biting the nobleft views of waving Cultinald 

 Hills, with the caftle finely fituated in the 

 midft of the planted domain, through which 

 the Boyne winds its beautiful courfe. 



Under Mr Lambert's houfe, on the fame 

 river, is a moil romantic and beautiful fpot j 

 rocks on one fide, rifing in peculiar forms 

 very boldly; the other ileep wood, the river 

 bending fhort between them like a land-locked 

 bafon. 



Lord Conyngham's keeping up Slaine Caf- 

 tle, and fpending great fums, though he rarely 

 refides there, is an inftance of magnificence 

 not often met with -, while it is io common 

 for abfentees to drain the kingdom of every 

 {hilling they can ; fo contrary a conduct ought 

 to be held in the efhmation which it juftly 

 deferves. 



June 30th, rode out to view the country 

 and fome improvements in the neighbour- 

 hood : the principal of which are thofe of 

 lord chief baron Fofter, which I faw from 

 Glaiton-IIill, in the road from Slaine to Dun- 

 dalk. Adjoining to it is an extenfive im- 

 provement of Mr. Fortefcue's; ten years ago 

 the land was let at 3 s. 6d. now it is a guinea, 



which 



