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them, yet the indulgence has too many tempta- 

 tions to be resolutely abandoned. 



We inspected the distillery of Mr. Codd, 

 which is very extensive. Here we saw the first 

 steam-engine wholly constructed in Ireland, it 

 appeared to work extremely well, and does 

 great credit to the Dublin foundery : the rest 

 of the machinery seemed well adapted to their 

 various offices. The exertions of Mr. Codd in 

 a variety of undertakings have greatly benefitted 

 and materially contributed both to the agricul- 

 tural and mercantile interests of this district. 



We visited Mr. Tandy's farm, four miles from 

 Drogheda on the southern bank, and near the 

 mouth of the Boyne, whence we had a complete 

 view of the exit of the river and the proposed 

 line of the canal, which appeared to be a feasi- 

 ble project, and likely, at no considerable exr 

 pense, to answer a valuable purpose. Should 

 a communication be formed by means of another 

 canal with Lough Neagh and Lough Erne, 

 Drogheda would become a place of great trade, 

 not only in the transportation and exportation 

 of grain, but in other domestic and foreign 

 produce. 



Mr. Tandy's farm at Morthington offers 

 much for the gratification of an agricultural 



