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to induce the Council to acquire the land and plant it 

 with trees, but legal and financial obstacles, as well as 

 apathy, have prevented any steps being taken, though 

 on the catchment area there are extensive mountain 

 tracts of land said to be suitable for nothing else but 

 afforestation. 



Killorglin : water supply from Loch Cummernamuck, 

 with a catchment area of 250 acres, between 421 and 

 600 feet elevation, all mountain grazing, without habita- 

 tions or plantations. The water supply is under control 

 of the Killarney Eural District Council and a Waterworks 

 Committee in Killorglin, who own only the site of the 

 reservoir, and have rights and wayleaves for pipes and 

 works. Cattle have access to the intake, and the supply 

 is said to be unsatisfactory. 



Killarney : water supply from Devil's Punch Bowl Lake, 

 at 2206 feet elevation on Mangerton, the intake being on 

 a stream in Ferta townland, 550 feet above the level of 

 the town, with a catchment area of 914 acres, all mountain 

 grazing, without habitations or plantations. The Council 

 have a right to the water from the lake, but own none 

 of the catchment area. No precautions are considered 

 necessary, as there are screens at the intake to exclude 

 leaves, etc., from getting into the pipes, which lead to the 

 service reservoir and filters. It is a perfectly pure and 

 ample supply. 



Cahlrciveen : gathering ground of 120 acres on Carhau 

 Mountain, south-east of the town, between 373 feet (level 

 of the intake) and 1000 feet elevation, all mountain grazing 

 and without habitations or plantations. The Eural District 

 Council own the site of the reservoir and intake, and have 

 purchased water rights and wayleaves on the mountain. 

 Covered drains convey the water from the springs on the 

 gathering ground to the intake, but the springs are liable 

 to be interfered with by grazing cattle. The area is said 

 to be suitable for afforestation, and the pipes from the 



