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tatoe crop here is very promising ; the curl, in 

 dry seasons, seldom makes its appearance. 



We extended our walk nearly a mile along 

 the cliff to Dunskerry Castle, which appears to 

 have been a place of considerable consequence; 

 from this spot we had a very fine view of the 

 Irish coast. 



Though we have now passed over one hun- 

 dred and eighty milef of country; yet, in a 

 direct line across the Solway Frith, I should 

 not estimate our distance from home much to 

 exceed fifty. How much in idea does the ex- 

 tent of distant points consist ? Under these 

 circumstances, the journey, thus far, would 

 have appeared a considerable undertaking; as 

 it is, we regard it only as a prelude to that 

 which we have in contemplation. 



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Several droves of cattle met us yesterday in 

 low condition. Were the fertility of Ireland to 

 be estimated by their appearance, no one could 

 entertain a favourable opinion of its exuberance. 

 The fact, however, being notoriously otherwise, 

 reference must be had to moral, not physical, 

 causes, among which, most probably, would be 

 found extremely bad management, arising from 

 the general poverty of the Irish husbandmen. 

 Capital, skill, and industry, in the space of one 



