People ill dressed and noisy. SB 



as the external air was equally offensive ; on 

 this account a residence in Kilkenny can by no 

 means be desirable. 



On a cursory inspection of the town, this 

 morning, we saw two or three good streets ; at 

 the extremity of one the Earl of Ormond has 

 a noble palace. The cathedral stands on an 

 eminence, and is in a tolerably good style of 

 architecture. The part of it which claims 

 most attention is the round tower, which is a 

 very lofty and imposing feature. A consider- 

 able manufactory of coarse woollens is esta- 

 blished here, and blankets are also manu- 

 factured of extraordinary lightness, and fine- 

 ness of quality. 



It being Sunday, the crowds of all ranks 

 seen in the streets on their way to mass afforded 

 a sample of the population, which is estimated 

 at twenty thousand souls. The common people 

 were observed to be ill dressed, very noisy, 

 and many of them inebriated. We had not 

 seen so much disorder any where but at Galway. 



The situation of the inhabitants on the coast, 

 I have no doubt, is superior to that of the in- 

 terior ; for though the general state of trade is 

 not flourishing, still it creates some degree of'acti- 



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