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The Kerry mountains afford pasture to 

 numerous herds of cattle, which, having hither- 

 to been little attended to, are inferior in shape to 

 the breed of the Kyloe, though they bear to 

 them a strong resemblance. Only two distinct 

 breeds of cattle have yet come under our obser- 

 vation, the long-horned and the Kerry ; and it 

 appears not impossible, that the long-horned 

 breed was first introduced into England from 

 hence. Much pains have recently been be- 

 stowed here on improving the long-horned 

 breed, by the importation of the best bulls that 

 could be procured from Leicestershire. The 

 luxuriant herbage of the pastures, in this part of 

 the island, cannot fail to reward the judicious 

 efforts made by the graziers, and of producing 

 fine specimens of any cattle ; but I cannot help 

 considering those of the long-horned breed slow 

 feeders, late in coming to maturity, and on the 

 whole to be an unprofitable stock, when com- 

 pared with those from Holderness and Durham. 



Our road continued for ten miles very moun- 

 tainous to Abbey Feal, where we breakfasted. 

 Great part of the property through which 

 we passed, recently appertained to Lord 

 Courtenay. It was lately sold in lots, which 

 were principally purchased by the tenantry. 

 A division of landed property would highly 



