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gates, and other purposes. A nursery, two acres in extent, 

 has recently been established. A scheme for planting 

 146 acres on the grounds of the new reservoir has been 

 sanctioned by the Waterworks Committee of the Corporation, 

 and about 5 acres have been planted up to date. It was 

 stated in the Freeman s Journal, 1st August 1913, that " an 

 afforestation application had been made to the Development 

 Commissioners for funds for the afforestation of the water 

 catchment area at Eoundwood " ; but I can obtain no 

 confirmation of this. An account of the Eoundwood Water- 

 works, with map of the catchment area, by J. G. O'Sullivan, 

 appeared in Trans. In^t. C.E., Ireland, xxxiv. pp. 94-120 

 (1908). 



Rathmines and Rathgar Urban District Council have a 

 gathering ground of 7000 acres in the Dublin Mountains, 

 in the Glennasmol Valley, comprising the headwaters of 

 the river Dodder and its tributaries, the Slade and Cot 

 Brooks, and situated in AUagour, Ballymorefinn, Glassa- 

 vullaun, Castlekelly, Cunard, Glassamucky, and Piperstown 

 townlands, extending from about 600 feet up to 2472 feet, 

 the summit of Kippure Mountain. The gathering ground 

 is made up of two distinct areas: an upper area of 4000 

 acres, practically all moorland, covered with peat and large 

 boulders, the supply from which is used only for compensa- 

 tion water to millowners along the river Dodder. On this 

 area there are three farm-steadings, with one dwelling-house 

 and a shooting-lodge. The lower area, 3000 acres in 

 extent, consists of bare mountain slopes free from peat and 

 only suitable for grazing, but has 65 farm-steadings, with a 

 dwelling-house attached to each, upon it. It is off the 

 latter area that clear water is collected into the upper 

 reservoir (at 578 feet elevation) for drinking purposes. 

 The lower or millowners' compensation reservoir has a top- 

 water level of 495 feet elevation. The service reservoir at 

 Ballyboden with filter beds is at an elevation of 327 feet. 

 See map and description of these waterworks by E. P. 

 Dixon, M.Inst.C.E., in British Association Handhooh to 



