Generation paid to Mucross Abbey. 



escorted by two attendants mounted on the 

 same horse ; a style differing much from the 

 usual custom of the country ; on our passing, 

 the riders inquired the hour, expecting, most 

 probably, to be met by the friends of the de- 

 ceased. There seems great predilection in this 

 country for particular burial places ; the poorest 

 people are occasionally carried great distances 

 for interment. Mucross Abbey is highly es- 

 teemed, and venerated for its sanctity, and 

 many are brought from great distances to be 

 there deposited. 



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Twelve miles from Killarney is the residence 

 of a gentleman who appeared to be a most spi- 

 rited and successful improver. Lime appears 

 to be liberally applied in this neighbourhood ; 

 we saw one or two kilns on a good construction. 

 Most of the country to Mill-street is poorly 

 cultivated ; the soil is light, and the crops ap- 

 pear to be very different. On approaching 

 Mill-street there is a little planting, which 

 greatly embellishes the spot, and had a very 

 pleasing effect after the naked country through 

 which we had passed. 



A short distance from Mill-street we were 

 met by a considerable cavalcade attending a 

 funeral from Kinsale. The hearse differed in 



