36 Beautiful Valley from Cappoquin. 



road, we were highly pleased with the good 

 order and neatness of a few fields, which could 

 not have been better managed. We understood 

 they belonged to Captain Barnes, whose credit 

 as a farmer would be deservedly great in any 

 country. 



Nothing can exceed the beauty and richness 

 of the vale from Cappoquin to Dungarvon ; the 

 soil is admirable, and the crops of grain very 

 weighty. The breadth of the valley is from 

 three to four miles, bounded on both sides by 

 ranges of hills which are well enclosed, and 

 cultivated to their summits ; indeed the whole 

 of this part of the country is well wooded. From 

 Cappoquin, through the vale, is nine miles, and 

 it is difficult to imagine any thing more de- 

 lightful than the whole of this distance. As 

 the sun set, his golden tints spread over the 

 fields of harvest, and diffused a richness on 

 every feature of the landscape. It was with 

 much regret we perceived the night drawing on, 

 as we could willingly have employed a few ad- 

 ditional hours in contemplating the luxuriance 

 of the scene. 



There appeared to be much lime used in this 

 district ; we saw lime-kilns in all directions, and 

 the lime-stone rock, frequently bursting out 



