Barrington and Vowell — On Flora of Ben Bulhen, 8fe. 493 



XXV. — Eepoet oisr the Flora of Beit Bttlbeit ajs-d the ADJonsmsre 

 MomsriAijsr Range in Sligo and LEiTjanx, by Eichaed M. 

 Bareington, M.A., LL.B., P.L.S., and R. P. Vowell. (Plate V.). 



[Read, April 27, 1885.] 



In the year 1882 Mr. Thomas H. Corry visited the Ben Bulben range 

 in Sligo, with the intention of making a botanical survey of the same, 

 having received from the Academy a grant for that purpose. He was 

 accompanied by two friends, Mr. Dickson, and Mr. E,. P. Vowell. 



In 1883 Mr. Corry again proceeded to Sligo with Mr. Dickson 

 only, but they were both drowned near Goat Island in Lough Grill 

 before they ever reached the mountains. By reason of this sad 

 and unfortunate accident, the examination of the Ben Bulben range 

 was not completed. The London Catalogue of British Plants which 

 Mr. Corry brought with him in 1882 was marked, so as to indicate what 

 species were observed, and the heights to which a large number of 

 them ascended and descended on the mountains. Prom this Catalogue 

 Mr. A. G. More carefully compiled the Paper read in Mr. Corry' s 

 name before the Academy, " On the Heights attained by Plants on Ben 

 Bulben," ' which Paper is hereafter frequently referred to. Mr. 

 Vowell, who accompanied Corry in 1882, believes that Annaghcoona 

 (1963 feet) was then mistaken for Ben Whisken (1666 feet). The 

 point marked King's Mountain on the Ordnance Map is marked 

 Seafin in the map attached to this Paper, and the hill over Glencar 

 (1273 feet) is called King's Mountain. 



The range of mountains in the northern part of the counties Sligo 

 and Leitrim is, perhaps, the most interesting in Ireland for alpine 

 plants. Like Ben Lawers and the Clova district in Scotland, it is 

 constantly referred to as the liabitat of rare species, and it was com- 

 paratively well known to botanists at a time when the other mountain 

 ranges in Ireland had scarcely been examined. 



The map accompanying this Paper shows the district which we 

 explored. The boundary line which separates Sligo from Leitrim 

 runs right through it from north to south. 



Its best known point is Ben Bulben in Sligo ; but the whole range 

 of moiintains is so associated and mixed up in the minds of botanists 

 with this mountain, that species which do not grow on Ben Bulben at 

 all have been recorded from it, whereas they should be limited to 

 another portion of the district. 



Most of the interesting species grow at a distance not exceeding 

 seven miles from the south of Donegal bay. The sea approaches to 

 within three miles of the cliifs at one spot, therefore maritime varie- 



^ Tliesu "Proceedings," antea,^. 73. 



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