360 Round Tower of Kilmacdnaugh. 



pearance since the purchase of it about forty 

 years ago by that gentleman. 



Gort is a neat little town ; many of the build- 

 ings seem of modern date. There are a great 

 number of resident gentlemen in the county 

 of Gal way. Two miles from Gort is the ce- 

 lebrated round tower of Kilmacdnaugh, which 

 is said to be composed of prodigiously large 

 stones. 



The height is one hundred and twelve feet ; 

 it is reported to be seventeen feet out of its 

 perpendicular position. The Campanile, at 

 Pisa, called " the Leaning Tower," is said to 

 be only fourteen feet from the perpendicular, 

 though one hundred and eighty feet high. 

 There are on this spot no less than seven 

 churches, containing many curious relics of 

 antiquity. The road to it was so very bad that 

 we were compelled, most reluctantly, to re- 

 linquish the desire we had of visiting this ex- 

 traordinary place ; of which, however, we had 

 a very complete view from the new road. The 

 land near Gort is let for forty shillings per acre. 

 A composition in lieu of tithes is fixed at eight 

 shillings per acre for wheat, barley, flax, and 

 potatoes. Some of the farms are said to be of 

 considerable extent. 



