330 Gillaroo Trout. 



mirable flavor of the mutton, which I do not 

 think can be surpassed in any part of the 

 world. 



As we approached this place we had a view 

 of the upper and lower lakes of Lough Mask ; 

 the lower one is a large water. The trout of the 

 tipper lake are black, those of the lower yel- 

 low: the gillaroo trout are also found in this 

 lake ; both the red and the white weighing 

 from two to twelve pounds ; the white are the 

 smallest, the red have no black spots. The 

 largest of the gillaroo trout are said to have 

 gizzards of greater size than those of the tur- 

 key, and that they are never to be found with 

 any roe. This may probably be accounted for, 

 by their remaining in deep water during the 

 spawning season. There is likewise, by report, 

 a large species of trout, weighing from twenty 

 to thirty pounds, which have no gizzards. 



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Ballinrobe is a neat little town, and appears 

 to have been recently much increased by new 

 buildings. The limestone here is capable of 

 making beautiful work ; some of the door-cases 

 were particularly handsome. 



A large catholic chapel is now erecting, but 



