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which there is a very fine view from the top 

 of one of the hills, the houfe in the centre of 

 a (loping wood of sooEnglifh acres, and hang- 

 ing in one noble fhade to the river, which 

 flows at the bottom of a winding glen. From 

 the fame hill in front it is feen in a winding 

 courfe for many miles through a great extent 

 of inclofures, bounded by mountains. As I 

 advanced, the views of the river Nore were 

 very fine, till I came to Rofs, where from the 

 hill, before you go down to the ferry, is a no- 

 ble fcene of the Barrow, a vail river flowing 

 thro' bold fhores, in fomc places trees on the 

 bank half obfeure it, in others it opens in 

 large reaches, the effect equally grand and 

 beautiful. Ships failing up to the town, 

 which is built on the fide of a hill to the 

 water's edge, enliven the fcene not a little. 

 The water is very deep and the navigation 

 fecure, fo that fhips of 700 tons may come up 

 to the town; but thefe noble harbours, on 

 the coail of Ireland, are only melancholy ca- 

 pabilities of commerce : it is languid and tri- 

 lling. There are only four or five brigs and 

 sfloops that belong to the place. 



Having now pafTed through a considerable 

 extent of county, in which the white boys 

 were very common, and committed many out- 

 rages, I rhall here review the intelligence I 

 received concerning them throughout the 

 county of Kilkenny. I made many enquiries 

 into the origin of thofe difiurbances, and found 

 that no fuch thing as a leveller, or white boy, 



was 



