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" In the year 1489, during the reign of Henry 

 the Eighth," says Harris, " the first musquets 

 or fire-arms that perhaps were ever seen in Ire- 

 land, were brought from Germany, and six of 

 these, as a great rarity, were presented to Ge- 

 rald Earl of Kildare, then Lord Deputy, which 

 were put into the hands of his guards, and they 

 stood guard before his house in Thomas-street." 



Had time permitted our stay here, we could 

 have passed some days most agreeably; but 

 limited as we are, we must press forward ; and 

 the same reason will relieve you from more of my 

 remarks at present, saving the sincere assurance 

 of my being always yours. 



J. C. C. 



