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LETTER XXI. 



Donegal, August 30, 1813. 



JL HE town of Raphoe appears to have little 

 to engage the attention : had the accommoda- 

 tions there been better, still we had not any 

 object to induce a protracted stay. The 

 spinning of linen yarn is carried on to some 

 extent, and much flax is grown in the neigh- 

 bourhood. On walking round the town, rather 

 late in the evening, the general decorum and 

 decency which prevailed were pleasing j we did 

 not'see or hear any thing in the public houses 

 that indicated the least inebriety or want of 

 good order. There is a considerable endow- 

 ment for a school, which has some reputation. 



On climbing the hill, at the end of the town, 

 this morning, we had a most extensive view of 

 the vale towards Derry ; whence a more direct 

 road passes hither through a very beautiful 

 country. The husbandry on this side of Raphoe 

 is tolerably well conducted. 



Mr. Montgomery's seat, at Convoy, has the 

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