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STATISTICS OF GARDENING. 



Part IV. 



timber, and ths finest larches in Ireland. The house, gar- 

 dens, and grounds had been much neglected, but are reno- 

 vating and improving under the guidance of M'Leish. 



Cruggau, near Moat-a-Grenogue ; A 



fine mansion and beautiful demesne. 



Trastemaugh, near iUorinstown ; Sir P. Piers. 



Lacken, near Mullingar ; A beautiful 



mansion and demesne. 



Ballinlough, near Mullingar ; H. O'Reilly, Esq. A 

 charming residence. 



Castletown Delvin, near Mullingar ; Earl of VVestmeath. 

 A charming residence. 



Packenltam Hall, near Castle Pollard ; Earl Longford. A 

 splendid seat. > 



Lisimbin Castle, Captain. Purdon. A house, offices, and 

 conservatory, in the Gothic style, by M'Leish ; extensive pros- 

 pects, some old trees, and numerous young ones. 



Kiu>ck Drin, Sir R. Levinge, Bart. A large castle, by 

 Shiels of Dublin ; upwards of 100 acres of oak and holly 



7663. LONGFORD. A surface of 134,700 acres of rich and beautiful spots, interspersed with bogs, 

 mountains, morasses, and fens. 



Castle Forbes, near Newtown Forbes ; Earl Granard. A splendid residence. 



7664. LOWTH. A surface of 126,960 Irish acres, fertile, undulating, and thickly interspersed with 

 lofty hills. 



Darmeath, near Clogherhead ; Sir E. Pellew. A charm- 1 Clermont, near Lurgan Green ; Earl Clermont. An ele- 



ing mansion, encircled with an extensive and well planted I gant seat. 



demesne. I Colon, near Slaine ; Hon. John Foster. A demesne taste- 



| fully ornamented with extensive plantations. 



PROVINCE OF MUNSTER. 



A surface of 262,800 Irish acres, rough, rocky, and mountainous, with a soil 



woods, and nearly 400 acres of artificial plantations judiciously 

 managed. There is an approach of two miles, and a drive o"f 

 six miles, both abounding in picturesque views. There is a 

 conservatory, terrace-garden, English and Dutch parterre, 

 rosary, botanic ground, and kitchen-garden, all connected, and 

 in a suitable scale to the castle, by M'Leish. 



Baliynegall, J. Gibbons, Esq. An excellent house in the 

 Grecian style, by Johnston of Dublin ; abundance of old 

 timber, and dressed grounds and gardens laid out by M'Leish. 



St. Lucys, Sir T. Chapman, Bart. A good castellated 

 house, and well managed grounds and gardens, laid out by 

 M'Leish. 



Rannala, R. M. Reynella, Esq. A pretty English-looking 

 seat, by M'Leish. 



Lough Crew, J. L. Napier, Esq. A house by Cockerel of 

 London, in the Grecian style, and much natural and artificial 

 wood, and every promise of magnificence. The proprietor is 

 one of the best landlords in Ireland. 



Lismore, near Lismore ; Duke of Devonshire. A mag- 

 nificent pile, now repairing, and the grounds being im- 

 proved. 



7665. WATERFORD 

 varying through all the gradations of loam and peat. 



Ballinamoam, near Tramore ; A well 



planted demesne. 



Cu rrtlghmartm near Waterford ; Marquis of Waterford. An 

 extensive demesne, which for beauty and variety cannot be 

 surpassed in any part of the united kingdom. 



7666. CORK. The largest county in Ireland, comprising a surface of 1,048,709 Irish acres, of which 

 231,959 are bogs, mountains, and waste. There is a nursery by Thomas Sheehan. 



Of late years the funds of the Cork Institution have been 



Cork Botanic Garden was founded in 1809, by the Royal 

 Cork Institution (a society of gentlemen incorporated after 

 the manner of the Dublin Society, and like that society sup- 

 ported by annual grants from Parliament) ; six acres are en- 

 closed by a hedge, and one acre near the centre by a wall ; 

 includes a hot-house and green-house. The plants in the, 

 garden are arranged in the Linnaean manner ; it is managed 

 by a committee, and the curator is Mr. James Drummond, 

 A.L.S-, a good practical botanist and intelligent gardener. 



low that it has been found necessary to turn the greater part 

 of the garden into a nursery, and dispose of the produce. 



Castle Martyn, near Youghal ; Earl of Shannon. A mag- 

 nificent mansion and demesne. 



Rastil/km, near Middleton ; Earl Inchinquin. A noble 

 seat. The tide gently flows to the garden-walls. 



Moor field, near Kilworth ; Lord Mount-Cashel. A su- 

 perb residence. 



7667. TIPPERARY. A surface of 554,950 Irish acres, rugged, coarse, and mountainous in the west, 

 but level and fertile in the east, where the lands are considered amongst the most productive in Ireland. 



. near Clonmel ; 



Bagnal, Esq. 



A beautiful 

 A neat 



Kilmore, 



Newtown, near Clonmel ; Sir T. Osborne, 

 mansion. ' ' 



Knocklofty, near Clonmel ; Lord Donoughmore. An en- 

 chanting residence on the banks of the Suir, finely planted. 



ShanbaUy, near Clogheen ; Lord Lismore. A splendid 



Killconly, near Ballyporeen ; Sir W. Barker. A delight- 

 ful residence. ' 



Cashel Palace, near Cashel ; Bishop of Cashel. The gar- 

 dens beautiful and tastefully arranged. 



Cashier, near Cashier ; Lord Butters. A delightful resi- 

 dence. 



Ballygrifpn, near Goldeer ; Earl Clanwilliam. An en- 

 chanting residence. 



Suir Castle, near Golden ; Lord Massay. A beautiful situ- 

 ation on the banks of the river Suir. 



Dancers Court, near Tipperary ; Lord Milton. A fine 

 residence. 



Castletown, near Templemore ; Marquis of Lansdown. A 

 fine romantic seat. 



Templemore, near Templemore ; Sir J. C. Carden. An 

 elegant seat. 



7668. LIMERICK. A surface of 386,750 Irish acres, generally flat and very rich, especially the tract 

 of low lands on the Shannon, which are deemed the richest and most prolific in Ireland. There is a 

 nursery at the county town, by Thomas Lees. 



Ballymort, near Askeyton ; Massey, Esq. A beautiful seat. 



7669. CLARE. A surface of 476,200 Irish acres, of which more than half is bog, mountainous, and 

 waste ; the mountains numerous, and the soil and surface of the lower grounds very various. 



Innislynun, in the village ; the castle of the elder branch of the O'Brien family. 



7670. KERRY. A surface of 647,650 Irish acres, much varied in surface and soil, and to a tourist the 

 most interesting county in Ireland, as containing the lakes of Killarney. 



Mount Meredith, near Castle Island ; O'Donohue, Esq. A 



charming residence. 



Kenmare Lodge, near Kenmare ; Marquis of Lansdown. 



Kenmare House, near Killarney ; Lord Kenmare. A de- 

 lightful demesne along the banks of the river Deneagh, at 

 the mouth of which the aquatic excursion of the lakes is 



commenced. Round the lakes of Killarney is Bellview, and 

 various other houses of little or no interest, otherwise than 

 from theirsituation. The banks and islands of the lakes are rich 

 in botany ; and display truly interesting copses and single 

 specimens of arbutus unedo, as well as grand and picturesque 

 views. 



PROVINCE OF CONN AUGHT. 



7671. ROSCOMMON. A surface of 346,650 Irish acres, with some lofty hills, but no lakes of any mag- 

 nitude : it is generally in pasture. 



Clover Hill, near Mount Talbot ; Latouche, Esq. I Stokestown, at Stokestown; R. Mahon, Esq. A magnifi- 



A beautiful residence. cent mansion. 



French Park, near Belanager ; A 



delightful mansion and demesne. I 



7672. GALWAY. A surface of 989,959 Irish acres ; varied and rich, but without hills or mountains : 

 generally in pasture. 



Portumna Castle, near Portumna ; 

 ard. A venerable mansion. 



Flower Hill, near Portumna; Lord Riverton. 

 ful residence. _ _ 



Spring Garden, near Eyrecourt ; Pearce, Esq. 



beautiful residence. _ _ _ , 



Dalystown, near Woodford ; Right Hon. D. B. Daly 

 fine mansion and well planted demesne. 



Quee-uhmnmgh, near Evrecourt ; Earl Louth. A tine seat. 



Gort House, near Gort ; B. Smyth, Ksq. A fine seat. 



Sarhally, near Ballinaaloe , Lord Clancarty. A splendid 

 residence. 



Marquis of Clanrick- 

 A delight- 

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near Aghrim ; 



Oramnre Castle, near Oramore ; 

 venerable mansion. 



Dunsiindle, near Kilconnel ; J. Daly, Esq. 

 and magnificent mansion. 



Clonhronk, near Ahaseragh; Lord Clon brook, 

 ful mansion, and highly improved demesne. 



. A beau- 

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A splendid 



A beauti- 



Sir E. Bellew. A beau- 



