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LETTER LXVI. 



Drogheda, Oct. 13, 1813. 



\VlTH the first five miles of this morning's 

 journey we were previously acquainted, the 

 farming of which is certainly better than in 

 most districts of Ireland. 



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Slane's Castle is placed in a romantic situa- 

 tion, surrounded by a great extent of wood j 

 and while it commands a beautiful view of the 

 Boyne and its rocky margin, Mr. Lambert's 

 woods at Beau Park contribute greatly to its 

 embellishment. The village of Slane is neatly 

 built, and entirely new. The quality of the 

 soil between Slane's Castle and Drogheda is 

 of promising appearance : it is a liver-coloured 

 loam, of very superior staple and value, proba- 

 bly alluvial its cultivation by no means such 

 as it deserved. 



Two miles short of Drogheda is the ford 

 where King William passed the Boyne : a rock 

 at the identical spot forms an appropriate base 

 for the pillar erected upon it, to perpetuate the 

 memory of that great event. The homage 



