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Killimor, and Garbally. In an appendix to this paper is given 
a list of all the Irish localities, with the names of those who 
supplied them to me. 
The Galway localities are due to an introduction at Garbally, 
for the particulars of which I have to thank Mrs, Shawe Taylor, 
of Castle Taylor, who, having learned that I was collecting infor- 
mation, kindly wrote to the Dowager Lady Clancarty, about the 
squirrels at Garbally. Her reply stated that in the summer of 
1833, two to four couple of squirrels were obtained in London by 
the then Lord and Lady Clancarty, and were let out at Garbally, 
on the grass opposite the library windows. 
“From thisstock,” says the Dowager Lady Clancarty, ‘ sprang the squir- 
rels, which are numerous, though they have been destroyed to a certain 
extent from time to time. They have spread to Clonbrock, and even 
crossed the river Suck here. How, I cannot tell, but one or two have 
been seen in a wood called Kilgarriff, on this property, in the county 
Roscommon. How they crossed the river is unexplained, as it is not 
likely they went across the bridge at Ballinasloe.” 
In the Field newspaper, April 4th, 1874, a writer who signs 
himself “ L. D.,” describes how he thinks the squirrels crossed 
the Suck from Garbally, and entered Roscommon. He fixes the 
date at 1865. “L. D.,” states the squirrels were imported about 
that date across the river, into Roscommon, by a stable boy. 
They are now found in the southern end of Roscommon, and Mr. 
Williams has received a specimen from Athlone. 
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It is stated in Thompson’s Natural History of Ireland, that the 
squirrel was well-known to have been introduced at Castleforbes, 
county Longford, and that they were abundant there in 1836 and 
1837. From Castleforbes the squirrels extended to Carrickglass, 
some miles distant ; and since Thompson’s time appear to have ad- 
vanced mainly in the southerly direction in the county Longford. 
A specimen has been received from Ballymahon. 
Squirrels are also reported from Moate, county Westmeath, and 
a few days ago they appeared for the first time at Clara, King’s 
County. The Moate and Clara localities are a little outside the 
range of any of the centres of introduction mentioned, Garbally, 
Parsonstown, or Castleforbes. But it will be convenient to place 
them under the last, as it is in point of time the earliest. 
