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of the church, kirk, and Catholic chapel Family of 

 eleven persons in one cabin Improvident marriages 

 increase the demand for small farms A rich Irish 

 peasant Meadows and hay Inn at Raphoe ........ 24-9 



LETTER XXI. 



General decorum in town of Raphoe Mr. Montgomery's 

 seat at Convoy Mr. Stewart's plantations at Tyre- 

 hallam Merinosheep Ballybofey Drumboc Wild 

 extent of bog Contraband distillation of whiskey 

 Wretchedness of a cottier's family Confidence of 

 lower Irish in strangers Baneful effects of spiritous 

 liquors Awful pass of Barnmoor One solitary cabin 

 Profitable application of ashes Lough Esk Do- 

 negal Lord Arran's ancient castle Longevity of the 

 inhabitants 257 



LETTER XXII. 



Scotch Thomond Mountains in miniature Bay of 

 Donegal Delightful prospect Ballyshannon Lough 

 Erne Picturesque falls at Beelick New character 

 assumed by beggars Expedients Want of care and 

 attention at Irish inns , ', ..* , .^ ftf . . . 272 



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 LETTER XXIII. 



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Bad roads first encountered Bath ing-place not supplied 

 with machines Benbulb mountain Ld. Palmerston 

 Dilapidated district Apparent incongruities Drum* 

 cliff An Irish funeral Sligo Its buildings Trade 

 Population Prison well constructed Mr. Twiss 



Female beauty 279 



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LETTER XXIV. 

 Sligo Docks Bay -Lough Hazlewood, the beauti- 



